Parnasso
| Categories | Literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Seven times per year |
| Circulation | 6,119 (2013) |
| Publisher | Otavamedia Oy |
| Year founded | 1951 |
| Company | Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy |
| Country | Finland |
| Based in | Helsinki |
| Language | Finnish |
| Website | Parnasso |
| ISSN | 0031-2320 |
| OCLC | 470184985 |
Parnasso is a Finnish language literary magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. The magazine has been in circulation since 1951. It is among the most respected literary magazines in the country.[1][2]
History and profile[edit]
Parnasso was established in 1951.[3][4] It was modelled on Bonniers Litterära Magasin, a Swedish literature magazine.[5] The headquarters of Parnasso is in Helsinki.[6] The magazine is part of Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy,[6] and the publisher is Otavamedia Oy.[7]
Parnasso is published seven times per year and covers original writings on poetry, short fiction, essays, literary journalism, and reviews of both belles-lettres and nonfiction work.[3] It published Finnish translations of the poems by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca and by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in 1950.[8] These poems were translated into Finnish by Jarno Pennanen, a Finnish poet.[8] In 1959 Parnasso published a special edition on Japanese literature which included tankas, Japanese poetry genre, translated by Tuomas Anhava, its editor-in-chief.[2] This edition also featured a Finnish translation of the short story by Fumiko Hayashi.[2]
Editors-in-chief[edit]
The past editors-in-chief of Parnasso are as follows:[5] Kaarlo Marjanen (1951-1954), Lauri Viljanen (1954-1956), Aatos Ojala (1957-1958), Kai Laitinen (1958-1966), Tuomas Anhava (1966-1979), Juhani Salokannel (1980-1986), Jarkko Laine (1987-2002), and Juhana Rossi (2003-2004)[3] In 2005 Jarmo Papinniemi became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[5] Karo Haemaelaeinen currently serves in the post.[9]
Circulation[edit]
The audited circulation of Parnasso was 4,145 copies in 2003.[3] The magazine sold 7,027 copies in 2011.[10] Its circulation was 6,119 copies in 2013.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tatu Henttonen (Fall 2006). "Poetry Blogging in Finland". University of Tampere.
- ^ a b c Janna Kantola (2008). "Ezra Pound as a Persona for Modern Finnish poetry" (PDF). In Massimo Bacigalupo; William Pratt (eds.). Ezra Pound, Language and Persona. Genova: Università degli studi di Genova. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Juhana Rossi. "Letter from Finland". Context (17).
- ^ Jan Sjåvik (2006). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater. Lanham, MD; Toronto; Oxford: Scarecrow Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8108-6501-3.
- ^ a b c "Matti Suurpää: Parnasso 1951-2011 (a book)". Antti Alanen blog. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Parnasso". Media Courier. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Parnasso". Aikakaus Media. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b H. K. Riikonen (2007). "Modernism in Finnish Literature". In Astradur Eysteinsson; Vivian Liska (eds.). Modernism. Amsterdam; Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins. p. 850. ISBN 978-90-272-9204-9.
- ^ "Finland's 'Moomins' conquer the world". The Daily Star. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Parnasso at Wikimedia Commons
