| Categories | Cultural magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
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| Founder | |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Final issue | 1961 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | |
| Language | Italian |
Società (Italian:Society) was an Italian communist cultural magazine published in Italy between 1945 and 1961.
Società was founded as a quarterly magazine inFlorence in 1945.[1][2] The founders wereRanuccio Bianchi Bandinelli,Cesare Luporini andRomano Bilenchi.[1] Bandinelli also directed the magazine.[3] In 1948 the magazine became closer to theItalian Communist Party (PCI),[1] but was not published by the party.[3] The headquarters was later moved to Rome,[2] and in 1954 its frequency was switched to bimonthly.[1]
Società featured Italian fiction and poetry and occasionally included some essays on the theater and the cinema.[2] It was one of the publications read by the Italian intellectuals, who hadGramscian views.[4]Giorgio Napolitano was one of the regular contributors of the magazine.[5] The magazine folded in 1961.[6]
