Ultra (magazine)

Ultra
CategoriesAvant-garde magazine
PublisherDaimon
FounderElmer Diktonius
Founded1922
First issueSeptember 1922
Final issueDecember 1922
CountryFinland
Based inHelsinki
Language
OCLC828891243

Ultra was an avant-garde bilingual art and literature magazine which appeared in Finland in 1922. Its subtitle was tidskrift för ny konst och litteratur (Swedish: Magazine for New Art and Literature).[1] Although it produced only eight issues, it played a significant role in the introduction of avant-garde literary approach in the region.[2]

History and profile

Ultra was launched by Elmer Diktonius in September 1922.[2] It was published by a small company named Daimon and was edited by Hagar Olsson.[3] The company was founded and run by the Finnisg poet L. A. Salava.[2][3] In the first four issue Raul af Hällström also served as the editor.[4] The magazine had a Finnish edition which was edited by Lauri Haarla and a Swedish edition.[2] In fact, Finnish-language material was dominant in the magazine which contained two-thirds of its content.[5] It featured essays on literature, music, theater, art, and poetry.[3] Major contributors included Eino Palola, Edith Södergran, Ormi Arp, Gunnar Björling, Rabbe Enckell, Uuno Kailas, Viljo Kojo, Katri Vala, and artist Uuno Eskola.[3] Elmer Diktonius also published articles in Ultra criticizing nationalist and narrow approaches in modern poetry.[6] To this end he tried to develop collaborations with international writers for the magazine, but his efforts were not fruitful.[6]

The magazine ceased publication in December 1922 following its eighth issue.[2] Ultra was succeeded by Quosego magazine which existed between 1928 and 1929.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ultra: kirjallistaiteellinen aikakauslehti= tidskrift för ny konst och litteratur". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Fredrik Hertzberg; Vesa Haapala; Janna Kantola (2012). "The Finland-Swedish Avant-Garde Moments". In Hubert van den Berg; et al. (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1900-1925. Vol. 28. Amsterdam; New York: Rodopi. p. 448. doi:10.1163/9789401208918_031. ISBN 9789401208918.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ultra". Monoskop. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ Mats Jansson (2013). "Crossing Borders: Modernism in Sweden and the Swedish-Speaking Part of Finland". In Peter Brooke; et al. (eds.). The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines. Vol. III. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 673. ISBN 9780199659586.
  5. ^ Fredrik Hertzberg (2019). "Quosego – Final Blow, Starting Shot". In Benedikt Hjartarson; et al. (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950. Vol. 36. Leiden: Brill Rodopi. p. 196. doi:10.1163/9789004388291_010. ISBN 9789004388291. S2CID 187040614.
  6. ^ a b Stefan Nygård (2012). "The National and the International in Ultra (1922) and Quosego (1928)". In Hubert van den Berg; et al. (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1900-1925. Vol. 28. Amsterdam; New York: Rodopi. pp. 343–344. doi:10.1163/9789401208918_022. ISBN 9789401208918.