Botteghe Oscure

Botteghe Oscure was a literary journal that was founded and edited in Rome by Marguerite Caetani (Princess di Bassiano) from 1948 to 1960.[1][2] The magazine was named after Rome’s via delle Botteghe Oscure (Latin: Ad Apothecas Obscuras), where the editorial office was located;[1] during the Middle Ages the street's "dark shops" came to be installed under the dark arches of the Circus Flaminius.The review was published twice a year with poetry and prose in five languages (Italian, French and English, and alternating issues featuring German and Spanish-language segments.It was distributed in the United States through Farrar, Straus & Young and the Gotham Book Mart.[1][2] In 1951 the journal published the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
literary journalMarguerite CaetaniCircus FlaminiusUnited StatesFarrar, Straus & YoungGotham Book MartGiorgio BassaniEugene WalterDo not go gentle into that good nightDylan ThomasList of magazines in ItalyHelen Barolini