Il Caffè (magazine)

For the magazine between 1764 and 1766, see Il Caffè.

Il Caffè (Italian, 'The Coffeehouse') was an anti-Fascist Italian magazine which was published for a short period between 1924 and 1925 in Milan during the Fascist rule in Italy. Its title was a reference to an enlightenment publication with the same name, Il Caffè, which was also based in Milan and founded and edited by Alessandro and Pietro Verri from 1764 and 1766.^[1][2]

Il Caffè

Editor	Riccardo Bauer
Categories	Political magazine
Frequency	Biweekly (July 1924–December 1924) Weekly (December 1924–May 1925)
Founder	Riccardo Bauer
Founded	1924
First issue	1 July 1924
Final issue	May 1925
Country	Italy
Based in	Milan
Language	Italian

History and profile

The first issue of Il Caffè appeared on 1 July 1924.^[2] The magazine was inspired from another anti-Fascist magazine, La Rivoluzione Liberale, which was published and edited by Piero Gobetti.^[3] Il Caffè was started as a biweekly publication, but from December 1924 its frequency was switched to weekly.^[2]

The founder and editor of the magazine which was based in Milan was Riccardo Bauer.^[2][3] Its sponsors were a group of intellectuals who were adhered to the principles of the democratic sovereignty and constitutional control of the government.^[2] Ettore Margadonna and Ferruccio Parri were two leading contributors of Il Caffè.^[3] Due to its anti-Fascist stance the magazine was continuously subject to the censorship of the Fascist authorities and was folded in May 1925.^[2][4]