Project
Il Secolo
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Site Creator
Dr. Silvia Valisa
Florida State University Libraries
Description
Founded in 1866 by publisher Edoardo Sonzogno, Il secolo is a 4 page political daily that introduced many technological and thematic innovations in Italian journalism. In the space of a decade, it became the most widely read national daily across the country, reaching print runs up to 300,000 copies during the 1870s and 1880s. Its democratic, republican and anticlerical leanings made it an important voice of modernity in the Liberal years. The new century brought an increasing challenge in readership and political influence by the more conservative daily Corriere della sera. The paper was sold to the daily La Sera in 1927; La Sera-Il Secolo closed in 1945.
This website provides information about the digitized newspapers made available through DigiNole: FSU’s Digital Repository.
