Circoli

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Circoli
Categories Literary magazine
Frequency
  • Bimonthly (1931–1935)
  • Monthly (1935–1939)
PublisherGrafico editoriale
FounderAdriano Grande
Founded1931
First issueJanuary-February 1931
Final issue
Number
December 1939
12
Country Italy
Based in Genoa
Language Italian
ISSN 2388-3812
OCLC 889585990

Circoli was a bimonthly literary magazine published in Genoa, Italy, between 1931 and 1936. It was described as one of the most distinguished European magazines in 1934. [1]

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History and profile

Circoli was started in Genoa in 1931. [2] [3] Adriano Grande, an Italian poet, was the founder of the magazine, [2] which intended to be the successor of Solaria , a literary magazine published in Turin and Florentine. [3] Circoli was subtitled Rivista di Poesi (Italian : Poetry Magazine) and was published on a bimonthly basis. [1] Its publisher was Grafico editoriale. [4] From 1935 the frequency of the magazine became monthly. [4]

Adriano Grande was also the director of the magazine, which published translations of the work by international authors, among others. [5] [6] Attilio Bertolucci, Salvatore Quasimodo and Ferdinando Agnoletti were some of its contributors. [7] [8] During its run the magazine was supported by the press office. [6] In December 1939 the magazine was closed down with the publication of the twelfth issue. [9]

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