Heretica

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Heretica
CategoriesLiterary and cultural magazine
Founded1948
Final issue1953
Country
OCLC
265696256

Heretica was a conservative cultural and literary magazine published in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1948 to 1953.[1]

History and profile

Heretica was established in 1948.[2] One of the founders was Thorkild Bjørnvig.[3] It was largely inspired by the British periodical The Criterion by T. S. Eliot.[2] The magazine adopted an anti-ideological humanism approach.[4] The magazine ended publication in 1953[2] and was succeeded by another magazine, Vindrosen.[5]

Contributors and content

Heretica was produced by the poets who looked for new reality challenging the conventional ideas of

existentialist views.[1] They included Jørgen Gustava Brandt, Benny Andersen, Per Højholt,[2] Paul la Cour and Erik Knudsen.[4]

The magazine was edited by the following Danish writers and poets: Thorkild Bjørnvig (volumes 1-2),[7] Martin A. Hansen and Ole Wivel (volumes 3-4), and Frank Jæger and Tage Skou-Hansen (volumes 5-6).[5]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Klaus P. Mortensen; May Schack, eds. (2008). "Heretica 1948-1953". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Vol. 4. Dansk Litteraturs Historie (1920-1960). Gyldendal.
  3. ^ "American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Competition for 2015 Opens". The Danish Pioneer. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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