Categories | Cultural magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Jose Ortega y Gasset Foundation |
Founder | Jose Ortega y Gasset |
Founded | 1923 |
Country | Spain |
Based in | Madrid |
Language | Spanish |
Website | Revista de Occidente |
ISSN | 0034-8635 |
OCLC | 6407611 |
Revista de Occidente ( Spanish: Magazine of the West) is a cultural magazine which has been in circulation since 1923 with some interruptions. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is known for its founder, José Ortega y Gasset, a Spanish philosopher.
Revista de Occidente was established by José Ortega y Gasset in 1923. [1] [2] Initially its publisher was a company with the same name which was also founded by Gasset. [3] The magazine is published by the Madrid-based Jose Ortega y Gasset Foundation on a monthly basis. [1] [4]
From 1923 to 1936 the editor of Revista de Occidente was José Martínez Ruiz. [5] During this period the major contributors were Rosa Chacel, [6] Ramiro Ledesma [7] and Federico García Lorca. [8] Spanish novelist Benjamín Jarnés also published articles in the magazine. [9] One of the frequent topics which the magazine covered in its early period was the idea of Europe, and it became a transnational platform where this idea was discussed. [10]
Through Revista de Occidente José Ortega y Gasset laid the foundations of his approach on modernism. [11] Revista de Occidente was instrumental in making his modernist approach well-known across the world. [2] The magazine also featured articles on the acceptance of modernism in Spain. [12]
Revista de Occidente provided a platform for the young avant-garde artists and writers belonging to the Generation of '27, including Maruja Mallo. [12] Federico García Lorca first published some of his poems in Revista de Occidente. [3] Victoria Ocampo published the first article in Spanish on Virginia Woolf and her book entitled A Room of One’s Own in the magazine in 1934. [13] Max Aub's novel Geografía was first serialized in the magazine in 1927. [2]
Revista de Occidente did not only published literary work, but also covered articles about many distinct disciplines, including paleontology. [8] It played a significant role in introducing the views of the German philosopher Oswald Spengler in Spain from 1924. [14] In the early 1930s it adopted a liberal political stance. [15]
Revista de Occidente ceased publication in 1936 when the civil war began and also, its contributor Federico García Lorca died. [8] After a long hiatus the magazine was restarted in 1963. [1] It was not published in the period 1977–1980. [1] It was relaunched by Soledad Ortega Spottorno, daughter of José Ortega y Gasset, in 1980. [1] It mostly features articles on humanities and social sciences as well as interviews. [1]