''Il Verri'' is a quarterly

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, which has been published since 1956. The magazine is based in

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, Italy.

History and profile

''Il Verri'' was started by

Luciano Anceschi Luciano Anceschi (; February 20, 1911 in Milan – May 2, 1995 in Bologna) was an Italian literary critic and essayist. A pupil of Antonio Banfi, with whom he graduated in philosophy in 1933, he taught aesthetics at the Faculty of Humanities ...

in Milan in 1956. The magazines is published quarterly in Milan. However, in 1973 it temporarily moved to

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

. In the early 1960s ''Il Verri'' began to cover the writings of neo avant garde authors, including Umberto Eco, Edoardo Sanguineti,

Antonio Porta Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti (born 28 October 1983) is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player, who lasted played with the Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Basketball League. He played at both the point guard and shooti ...

and

Nanni Balestrini Nanni Balestrini (2 July 1935 – 19 May 2019) was an Italian experimental poet, author and visual artist of the Neoavanguardia movement. Context Nanni Balestrini is associated with the Italian writers' movement Neoavanguardia. He wrote for th ...

. They were part of a literary circle called Gruppo 63. The magazine played a significant role for Umberto Eco in shaping his theories.

Luciano Erba Luciano Erba (18 September 1922 – 3 August 2010) was an Italian poet, literary critic and translator. Life and career Born in Milan, in 1947 Erba graduated in French literature at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. A member of the so- ...

and Alfredo Giuliani were also among the contributors. From its start in 1956 ''Il Verri'' has been instrumental in making some approaches familiar in Italy such as

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and semiology. The magazine also covers poems were collected by Luciano Anceschi in a book in 1961.

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History and profile

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