''Circoli'' was a bimonthly
literary magazine published in
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
, Italy, between 1931 and 1936. It was described as one of the most distinguished European magazines in 1934.
History and profile
''Circoli'' was started in Genoa in 1931.
Adriano Grande, an Italian poet, was the founder of the magazine,
[ which intended to be the successor of '' Solaria'', a literary magazine published in ]Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
and Florentine.[ ''Circoli'' was subtitled ''Rivista di Poesi'' () and was published on a bimonthly basis.] Its publisher was Grafico editoriale.[ From 1935 the frequency of the magazine became monthly.]
Adriano Grande was also the director of the magazine, which published translations of the work by international authors, among others.[ Attilio Bertolucci, Salvatore Quasimodo and Ferdinando Agnoletti were some of its contributors. During its run the magazine was supported by the press office.] In December 1939 the magazine was closed down with the publication of the twelfth issue.
See also
* List of magazines in Italy
In Italy there are many magazines. In the late 1920s there were nearly one hundred literary magazines. Following the end of World War II the number of weekly magazines significantly expanded. From 1970 feminist magazines began to increase in numbe ...
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