''Heretica'' was a conservative cultural and literary magazine published in

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, from 1948 to 1953.

History and profile

''Heretica'' was established in 1948. One of the founders was Thorkild Bjørnvig. It was largely inspired by the British periodical ''

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'' by T. S. Eliot. The magazine adopted an anti-ideological humanism approach. The magazine ended publication in 1953 and was succeeded by another magazine, '' Vindrosen''.

Contributors and content

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

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and

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. The magazine also covered the poems and writings of promising authors. The contributors of the magazine were called the Heretica School members, who had

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views. They included Jørgen Gustava Brandt,

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'' Per Højholt Per Højholt (22 July 1928 – 15 October 2004) was a Denmark, Danish poet. Højholt had his debut in 1948 when he published "De nøgne" (The Naked Ones), a series of poems which appeared in the magazine ''Heretica''. His first collection was ''Hes ...

, Paul la Cour and Erik Knudsen. The magazine was edited by the following Danish writers and poets: Thorkild Bjørnvig (volumes 1-2),

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and Ole Wivel (volumes 3-4), and Frank Jæger and

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(volumes 5-6).

References

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