La Critica

Italian periodical

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La Critica was a bimonthly Italian review founded in 1903 by Benedetto Croce, a prominent philosopher and historian. It served as a platform for Croce's extensive writings on literary criticism, philosophy, and history, and he published nearly all his works in its pages over 41 years. The journal was instrumental in shaping Italian intellectual life in the first half of the 20th century. Despite its intellectual influence, La Critica also faced criticism for its rigid approach, which sometimes led to the overlooking of significant writers. The review continued publication until 1944.12

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Benedetto Croce
Founding of La Critica
He was delivered from his malaise, and the second period of his life was opened in 1903 with his founding of La Critica, a journal of cultural criticism in which, during the course of the next 41 years, he published nearly all of…
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He was delivered from his malaise, and the second period of his life was opened in 1903 with his founding of La Critica, a journal of cultural criticism in which, during the course of the next 41 years, he published nearly all of…
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Italian literature
Benedetto Croce’s criticism
…and in the bimonthly review La Critica (1903–44). Perhaps his most influential work was his literary criticism, which he expounded and continually revised in articles and books spanning nearly half a century.
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…and in the bimonthly review La Critica (1903–44). Perhaps his most influential work was his literary criticism, which he expounded and continually revised in articles and books spanning nearly half a century.
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