Il Marzocco

Il Marzocco was launched in 1896,^[3][4] and the first issue appeared on 2 February 1996.^[5] Angelo and Adolfo Orvieto founded the magazine that was headquartered in Florence.^[1][4] The magazine advocated the aestheticist approach of Gabriele D'Annunzio and an antipositivist stance until 1899.^[1][4] Then it supported pure literature and art opposing the decorative literature.^[1] The articles covered in the magazine appeared with photographic images.^[6] In the period 1911–1914 Il Marzocco rarely featured literary work becoming a political publication.^[1] It advocated the nationalism and war interventionism.^[1] Following the end of World War I and the start of fascist rule in Italy the magazine managed to remain untouched and was not affected from the negative effects of the press laws dated 1926.^[1]

As of 1926 Adolfo Orvieto was the editor-in-chief of Il Marzocco which was published on a weekly basis.^[7] Ada Negri, Sibilla Aleramo and Enrico Corradini were among the contributors.^[4] One of Ada Negri's articles supported the right of single women to give birth children.^[4] Corradini served as the director of the magazine and also, published political comments when he was not a well-known figure in politics.^[1][8] Il Marzocco praised Émile Zola as a genuine hero of modernism.^[9] Irish writer James Joyce sent a letter to Adolfo Orvieto, then director of Il Marzocco, in June 1913 and asked him to publish his article on Daniel Defoe in the magazine.^[10] Joyce's article was not accepted for publication probably due to its anti-British sentiment.^[10] Because Il Marzocco had significant numbers of British subscribers.^[10]

Il Marzocco folded in 1932.^[3] Its issues were digitized by the National Library of Italy in Rome.^[2]

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