Guerin Meschino

Guerin Meschino (Italian: The Shabby Guerin) was a weekly satirical magazine which existed in Milan between 1882 and 1949 with an interruption in the period 1925–1943. It had an anti-Fascist and leftist political stance which led to this long-term hiatus.

Guerin Meschino
CategoriesSatirical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founder
  • Francesco Pazzo
  • Giovanni Pozza
Founded1882
Final issue1949
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian

History and profile

Guerin Meschino was started by Francesco and Giovanni Pozza in Milan in 1882.[1][2] They were also the publishers of the magazine which appeared on a weekly basis.[1] Italian architect Piero Portaluppi was among the cartoonists of Guerin Meschino.[3] It ceased publication in 1925.[1] Following the end of the Fascist rule it was restarted in 1943.[1] During this second period Guerin Meschino displayed a moderate conservative approach.[4] The magazine permanently folded in 1949.[1]

References

  1. Efharis Mascha (May 2010). "Contradiction and the Role of the 'Floating Signifier': Identity and the 'New Woman' in Italian Cartoons During Fascism". Journal of International Women's Studies. 11 (4): 132.
  2. Robert Justin Goldstein (1989). Political Censorship of the Arts and the Press in Nineteenth-Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-349-20128-0.
  3. Luca Cottini (Fall 2017). "Palazzeschi's "La passeggiata" and the Urban Miniatures of the Modern World". Italica. 94 (3): 504. JSTOR 44983604.
  4. Dairo Pasquini (2020). "Longing for Purity: Fascism and Nazism in the Italian and German Satirical Press (1943/1945–1963)". European History Quarterly. 50 (3): 468. doi:10.1177/0265691420932251. S2CID 221015170.
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