Grecia (magazine)

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Grecia
Revista Grecia, placa conmemorativa (Sevilla).jpg
Commemorative plaque in Seville for the 80th anniversary of the ultraísmo manifesto in Grecia
Editor Rafael Cansinos-Asséns
Former editorsAdriano del Valle
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FounderIsaac del Vando Villar
Founded1918
First issue18 October 1918
Final issueNovember 1920
Country Spain
Based in
Language Spanish

Grecia was a literary magazine which was published from 1918 to 1920 in Spain. Its subtitle was Revista Decenal de Literatura (Spanish : Decennial Literature Magazine). [1] Later it was redesigned as Revista de literatura (Spanish : Literature Magazine). [2] It was a traditionalist as reflected in its title [3] and modernist publication in the early years, but later adopted an avant-garde approach and became the flagship of the ultraísmo.

History and profile

Grecia was established by the Andalusian poet Isaac del Vando Villar in Seville in 1918 as a modernist literary magazine. [4] Its first issue appeared on 18 October 1918. [1] Adriano del Valle was the first editor-in-chief of the magazine which had 24 pages throughout its run. [4]

Although Grecia adhered to modernism, over time it covered the work by writers from distinct literary waves such as futurism, cubism, dadaism and expressionism. [4] The first manifesto of the ultraísmo group was published in the magazine in 1919. [5] The group included Guillermo de Torre, Rafael Cansinos-Asséns, Gerardo Diego and Jorge Luis Borges. [5] Following this incident Grecia became the leading media outlet of the avant-garde in Spain. [6] In addition, it played a significant role in the introduction of the ultraísmo in other Spanish-speaking countries, including Mexico. [5] Pedro Garfias published his poem Domingo (Spanish : Sunday) in the magazine which was a typical example of the ultraist poetry. [3]

The headquarters of Grecia moved to Madrid in the summer of 1920. [1] [3] During this period Rafael Cansinos-Asséns edited the magazine. Its title page and header was redesigned by Norah Borges to reflect its avant-garde character. [1] [7] The magazine folded in November 1920. [1]

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  2. ↑ José Mª Barrera López, ed. (1998). Grecia: revista de literatura (in Spanish). Málaga: Centro Cultural de la Generación del 27.
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