La Voce magazine and Italian modernism

The aim of this work is to demonstrate how the life of Italian society at the beginning of the twentieth century was reflected in La Voce magazine, which was published from 1908-1916 in Florence. The attention will be focused not only on the historical events but especially on the way it reflected on Italian modernism. For better understanding of the magazine and its value this work begins by explaining the international historical, social and cultural context in which La Voce arose. It examines the programme statement of the magazine and its changes during the existence of La Voce. The main part is dedicated to the analysis of the thematic areas treated in articles. It considers in detail modern trends of Italian art in literature, visual arts and music. Special attention is dedicated to the relationship between representatives of La Voce and the futurist movement. The second group of themes, appearing often in the magazine and examined in this work, is deals with Italian society and politics including political movements; the problem of the Italian South; education and organization of secondary schools, high schools and universities; the colonial war in Libya; and the First World War. This analysis ends with topics such as in particular, philosophy; moral matters, including sexuality and prostitution;..