La Revue de Genève (French: The Geneva Review) was a political magazine which was published in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1920 to 1930. Its subtitle was Un organe de liaison intellectuelle et de civilisation comparée (French: An organ of intellectual liaison and comparative civilization).[1] The magazine is known for its focus on the idea of Europe.

La Revue de Genève
EditorRobert de Taz
CategoriesPolitical magazine
FounderRobert de Taz
Founded1920
First issueJuly 1920
Final issue1930
CountrySwitzerland
Based inGeneva
LanguageFrench

History and profile

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La Revue de Genève was established by the Swiss novelist Robert de Taz in Geneva in 1920.[1] Its editor was also de Taz.[2] The first issue of the magazine appeared in July 1920.[2] It aimed to reinforce the idea of Europe and the European solidarity in the post-war period.[1][3]

Major contributors of La Revue de Genève included Sigmund Freud, Rainer Maria Rilke, Luigi Pirandello, Benedetto Croce, Franz Hellens and Henry de Montherlant.[1]

La Revue de Genève folded in 1930, and Robert de Taz left Geneva and settled in Paris.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Robert de Traz". bge-geneve.ch (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b E. C. (1920). "La Revue de Genève, juillet 1920, No 1". Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (in French). 2 (19): 832. doi:10.1017/S1026881200069312.
  3. ^ Marjet Brolsma; Lies Wijnterp (2018). "'Just Read my Magazine!' Periodicals as European Spaces in the Twentieth Century". Periodicals as European Spaces. 3 (2): 1. doi:10.21825/jeps.v3i2.9714. hdl:11245.1/e9815906-7cf2-42d8-87c0-0bd1da23f6bd.
  4. ^ "Papiers Robert de Traz" (in French). Bibliothèque de Genève. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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