Il Fischietto () was a political satire magazine published in Turin between 1848 and 1916. It was among the most important Italian satirical magazines of its time.[ Its subtitle was Bizzarrie d'attuale - Rivista illustrata con disegni originali.]
History and profile
Il Fischietto was established by Giuseppe Cassone and Lorenzo Pedrone in Turin in 1848.[ Picchetti Pietro served as its director,][ and Francesco Redenti was one of its editors.][ The magazine came out three times per week until 1905 when its frequency was switched to biweekly.][ It was redesigned as a weekly in 1914.][
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The magazine covered political satire[ and supported civil liberties, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.][ Casimiro Teja was among the notable contributors of Il Fischietto.][ It targeted different groups, including government ministers, and had a liberal and anti-clerical political stance.]
Its circulation was about 3,000 copies in the 1850s, but the magazine enjoyed higher levels of readership in the 1860s.[
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Il Fischietto folded in 1916.[
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