La Ametralladora (magazine)
| Editor | Miguel Mihura |
|---|---|
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Final issue | 1939 |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
La Ametralladora (Spanish: Machine Gun) was a weekly satirical magazine which was published in Spain during the period 1937–1939.[1] It was distributed to the nationalists fighting in the civil war.[2]
History and profile[edit]
La Ametralladora was established in 1937.[3][4] The magazine was produced during the civil war and addressed the nationalist fighters.[5] They were supporters of Francisco Franco, future Fascist ruler of Spain.[4] Miguel Mihura edited the magazine[6] which came out weekly.[4] Tono, pseudonym of Antonio Lara de Gavilán, also contributed to the magazine.[4]
Its competitor was L'Esquella de la Torratxa which was the organ of the republicans.[5] La Ametralladora ceased publication in 1939 when the civil war ended and was succeeded by another satirical magazine La Codorniz.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ William Foster Carr (2018). "Overpowered by Laughter"? Spanish Humor under Franco (PhD thesis). University of California, Irvine. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-392-00212-4. ProQuest 2201854641.
- ^ Steven Marsh; et al. (2015). "Comedy and Musicals". In Jo Labanyi; Tatjana Pavlović (eds.). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-119-17013-6.
- ^ a b Maureen Ihrie; Salvador Oropesa, eds. (2011). World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-313-33770-3.
- ^ a b c d e Samuel M. Bauer (2010). "From jeering to giggling: Spain's dramatic break from a satirical to an avant-garde humor". Humor. 23 (1). doi:10.1515/humr.2010.003. S2CID 144037434.
- ^ a b Antonio Bentivegna (2017). Humorismo gráfico y militancia durante la guerra civil española: La Ametralladora y L'Esquella de la Torratxa (PhD thesis) (in Spanish). Ohio State University. p. ii.
- ^ Stuart Green (2010). "Humour and national identity in Spain: the failed Americanisation of Spanish comedy (1939–1945)". Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies. 16 (2–3): 137. doi:10.1080/14701847.2010.533429. S2CID 162341373.