Antaeus (magazine)
{{Short description|Defunct American literary magazine (1970-1994)}}
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| image_caption = Cover of Antaeus issue no. 37, featuring National Book Award winner Stanley Kunitz
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| category = Literary magazine
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| founder = Daniel Halpern and Paul Bowles
| founded = 1970
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| company = Ecco Press
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| based = New York City
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Antaeus was an American literary quarterly founded by Daniel Halpern and Paul Bowles and edited by Daniel Halpern. The magazine existed between 1970 and 1994.{{cite web|title=Antaeus, 1970-1994|url=http://dreamersrise.blogspot.com.tr/2009/10/antaeus-1970-1994.html|work=Dreamers Rise|accessdate=February 1, 2017|date=October 26, 2009}}
Overview
It was founded and published in Tangier, Morocco, but operations were shifted to New York City in the mid-1980s. The first number appeared in the summer of 1970, the final issue (#75/76) in 1994. Beginning with the third issue, the magazine bore the imprint of the Ecco Press,{{cite news|author=J. D. O'Hara|title=Antaeus Magazine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/20/archives/antaeus-magazine.html|accessdate=February 1, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=October 20, 1974}} which eventually became established as a book publisher. A small number of limited editions were also issued in conjunction with the magazine under the imprint of Antaeus Editions.
Particularly in its early years, Antaeus was known for its internationalist scope. Among its notable contributors were J. G. Ballard, Paul Bowles, Guy Davenport, Stephen King, Harry Mathews, Joyce Carol Oates, Breece D'J Pancake, Yannis Ritsos, W.H. Auden, Leslie Marmon Silko and Andrew Vachss.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://neglectedbooks.com/?page_id=51 Antaeus magazine's "Neglected Books of the 20th Century"] at The Neglected Books Page
Category:Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Category:Defunct literary magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1970
Category:Magazines disestablished in 1994
Category:Magazines published in New York City
Category:Mass media in Tangier
Category:1970 establishments in Africa
Category:1994 disestablishments in New York (state)
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