Tilskueren

Tilskueren
Categories Cultural magazine
Literary magazine
Frequency Monthly
Founder Niels Neergaard
Year founded 1884
Final issue 1939
Country Denmark
Based in Copenhagen
Language Danish
OCLC number 1767496

Tilskueren (meaning the Spectator in English) was a monthly cultural and literary magazine published in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 1884 and 1939. It was continuation of another magazine, Det nittende Aarhundrede (meaning the Nineteenth Century in English), which was founded by Georg and Edvard Brandes.[1]

History and profile

Tilskueren was established in 1884.[1][2][3] Its subtitle was Maanedsskrift for Litteratur, Samfundsspørgsmaal og almenfattelige videnskabelige Skildringer ("Monthly for Literature, Public Matters and Popular Scientific Descriptions" in English).[1] The founder and first editor was Niels Neergaard, future prime minister of Denmark.[1] The magazine had its headquarters in Copenhagen.[4]

Georg Brandes, Martinus Galschiøt and Johannes Jørgensen were among the contributors.[1][2][5] Several short stories by Karen Blixen were first published in the monthly.[6] Tom Kristensen started his career as a literary reviewer and critic in Tilskueren in May 1923.[7]

Valdemar Vedel and Poul Levin served as the editors of the magazine.[1][8] From 1930 to 1939 the magazine was edited by Axel Garde.[1] In 1939 the magazine ceased publication.[1][2][3]

See also

List of magazines in Denmark

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Peter Brooker; Sascha Bru; Andrew Thacker; Christian Weikop (19 May 2013). The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines: Europe 1880 - 1940. Oxford University Press. p. 622. ISBN 978-0-19-965958-6. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Jan Sjåvik (19 April 2006). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater. Scarecrow Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8108-6501-3. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Sven H. Rossel (1992). A History of Danish Literature. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. p. 266. Retrieved 9 May 2015. – via Questia (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Richard A. Cardwell (2004). The Reception of Byron in Europe. A&C Black. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-8264-6844-4. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Georg Brandes still Sticks to Neutrality". The New York Times. 26 March 1916. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Posthumous Publications". Blixen. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Michael S. Byram (1973). "The Novels of Tom Kristensen" (PHD THESIS). University of Cambridge. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dinesen, Isak". Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature. 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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