La Rassegna Nazionale
| Categories | National press |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly (until March 1884) Fortnightly (from April 1884) Monthly (after 1922) |
| Founder | Manfredo Da Passano |
| First issue | 1879 |
| Final issue | 1952 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Florence (until 1919) Rome |
| Language | Italian |
The National Review (Italian: La Rassegna Nazionale ) was an Italian literary and cultural periodical founded in Florence in 1879 and published, through ups and downs, until 1952.
Contents
History
From the foundation to 1915
The Florentine periodical was a continuation of the Rivista Universale (subtitle: "Catholics with the Pope — Liberals with the Statute"), founded in Florence in 1865. In turn, the periodical continued the Annali cattolici, founded in Genoa on November 25, 1863. Among the founders of the Rivista was the spezzino Marquis Paris Maria Salvago.[1] In December 1877 the Rivista was closed. A year and a half later the Rassegna appeared, mainly at the behest of Marquis Manfredo Da Passano, co-editor of the discontinued periodical.
La Rassegna nazionale was circulated mainly in aristocratic and upper middle class circles, ministries, schools and public libraries. The editors — Da Passano and Salvago — in the first issue of the magazine (July 1879) introduced themselves as "Catholics and Italians," that is, Catholics who wanted to take an active part in the political life of the country[2] and who believed that one could act on two levels, the religious and the political, without undue interference.[3]
The most fruitful and interesting period of the magazine was between 1898 and 1908 since the dense political events that took place in those years, so decisive for Italian political and religious history, (repressions of 1898, Giovanni Giolitti's rise to power, suspension of non expedit, condemnation of modernism) allowed the editors and contributors many active experiences.
The Rassegna Nazionale was always ready for the discussion and scrutiny of historical criticism applied to biblical exegesis, was interested in evolutionism and Americanism,[4] It also expresses a different vision of spirituality: the Holy Spirit acts in humans without the "mediation" of priests. and attentive to the development of new currents of contemporary thought.
The magazine often found itself in financial crisis. In the 1890s it received decisive support from Geremia Bonomelli, the Bishop of Cremona, who was able to find funding in Milan's Catholic industrial environment.
The Rassegna Nazionale followed the modernist debate and the release of the magazine Il Rinnovamento in 1907 with attention and some sympathy, while keeping a proper distance.
From 1916 to 1952
In December 1915, the magazine was sold to Antonio Ciaccheri Bellanti and Roberto Palmarocchi[5] (Palmarocchi was Bellanti's adopted son), who jointly took over its editorship.
After several changes of ownership, the magazine joined Fascism. Suspended during the war, it did not return to publication until 1950; publication finally ceased in 1952.
Editors
- Paris Maria Salvago and Manfredo Da Passano (July 1879–June 1899)
- Manfredo da Passano (July 1899–December 1915)
- Antonio Ciaccheri Bellanti and Roberto Palmarocchi (1916–1926)
- Renato Paoli (1926–1928)
- Maria Luisa Fiumi (1928–1936)
- Giulio De Rossi dell'Arno (1936–1943)
Notes
- ↑ Paris Maria Salvago (Genoa, S. Ilario, March 2, 1831 – Genoa, S. Ilario, June 17, 1899), lawyer, politician, was deputy in the 10th legislature of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1859 he was president of the Superior Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. He was academic promoter of the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa.
- ↑ Pellegrino Confessore, Ornella (1973). "Cattolici col Papa liberali con lo Statuto". Ricerche sui conservatori nazionali (1863-1915). Roma: Editrice Elia, p. 72.
- ↑ Pellegrino Confessore (1973), p. 104.
- ↑ In Umberto Gentiloni Silveri's definition, Americanism is to be understood as that vision of Catholicism that aims to harmonize the Church with modern scientificism. See Gentiloni Silveri (2004), p. 81.
- ↑ Pellegrino Confessore (1973), pp. 143–44.
References
- Gentiloni Silveri, Umberto (2004). Cattolici e liberali: Manfredo Da Passano e La rassegna nazionale. Rubbettino/Roma: Istituto Luigi Sturzo.
- LicataLa Glauco (19698). Rassegna Nazionale» Conservatori e cattolici liberali attraverso la loro rivista (1879-1915). Roma: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura.
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