Kritik (magazine)

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Kritik
CategoriesCultural magazine
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherGyldendal
FounderAage Henriksen
Johan Fjord Jensen
Founded1967
Final issue2016
Country Denmark
Based in Copenhagen
Language Danish
Website Kritik
ISSN 0454-5354

Kritik was a bimonthly cultural magazine with a special reference to literature, which was based in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] It existed between 1967 and 2016.

Contents

History and profile

Kritik was established in 1967. [2] [3] The founders were Aage Henriksen and Johan Fjord Jensen. [2] The magazine mostly featured articles on literary criticism. [2]

Kritik, based in Copenhagen, was published on a bimonthly basis by Gyldendal. [1]

Throughout its existence the editorial stance of Kritik changed. [2] [3] In the 1970s the magazine tried to offer Marxism-oriented approach towards the understanding of literature. [2] In the 1980s it heavily engaged in cultural criticism. [2] During the 1990s its main focus was on art and philosophy. [2] Kritik ended publication in 2016. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kritik". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). 17 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 Marianne Ping Huang. "Cultural Journals and Cultural Debate: Focusing Cultural Diffusion" (PDF). Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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