Illustreret Tidende

Illustreret Tidende was a Danish weekly illustrated magazine published from 1859 to 1924 in Denmark with international news, literature and entertainment content.

History and profile

Illustreret Tidende was founded by O.H. Delbanco with inspiration from similar magazines elsewhere, like the German Illustrierte Zeitung and the English Illustrated London News.[1] The first issue stated the raison d'être of the magazine: "a weekly report on important events and contemporary celebrities, novels, stories, traveller's stories, and other contents from science, literature, art and industry".[2] The target group was the bourgeoisie and academics.

The painter Otto Baches illustrations from the Danish-German war in 1864 were a break-through into mainstream for the magazine. All the illustrations were compiled into a special issue in 1964 comprising two hundred woodcuts of this important conflict, which undermined the Danish identity of being a major European military power.

Many young talents joined the magazine, e.g. Georg Brandes in 1862.

See also

List of magazines in Denmark

References

  1. ↑ The Nordic Languages. Mouton De Gruyter. 1 January 2005. p. 1487. ISBN 978-3-11-019706-8. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ↑ In Danish: "Illustreret Tidende, ugentlig Beretning om vigtige Begivenheder og Nutidens Personligheder, fremdeles Noveller, Fortællinger, Reiseskizzer, samt Meddelelser, henhørende under Videnskab, Literatur, Konst og Industri" (source: Zerlang)
A highly detailed review of the magazine's contents is available in:

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