Editor Jeronim de Rada First issue 1883 | Frequency Monthly Final issue 1887 | |
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Categories Politics, Literature, History, Folklore Country Kingdom of Italy
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Greece | ||
Fiamuri Arbërit or Flamuri i Arbërit (English: Flag of Albania) was an Albanian magazine published from 1883 to 1887 by Jeronim de Rada, one of the most prominent figures of Albanian culture of the 19th century.
History
Fiamuri Arbërit's first issue was published on July 20, 1883 in Cosenza, Italy by Jeronim de Rada, one of the leading figures of Albanian literature of the 19th century. Initially it was published only in Albanian in a Latin-based alphabet invented by de Rada, but later translations in Italian were also distributed. The journal, which featured subjects regarding Albanian literature, politics, history and folklore quickly became popular among Albanians and was widely distributed. The magazine was censored in the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Greece.
In 1887 Anton Santori published for the first time parts of his best-known play Emira in Fiamuri Arbërit. Although the journal was officially disestablished in 1887, it was replaced by Arbri i Ri (Albanian: The Young Albanian) published by Zef Skiroi, who later also published Flamur i Shqipërisë.