| Editor: | Paolo Orano |
| Category: | Political magazine |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Founder: | Paolo Orano |
| Founded: | 1910 |
| Firstdate: | 16 October 1910 |
| Finaldate: | 8 October 1911 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Based: | Florence |
| Language: | Italian |
La Lupa (Italian: The she wolf) was a weekly magazine which was published in Florence, Italy, in the period 1910–1911. Although it existed for a short period, it is known to be one of the publications which laid the foundations of the fascist governments in the following years.[1]
La Lupa was first published on 16 October 1910. The magazine was founded by Paolo Orano and was published on a weekly basis in Florence until 8 October 1911.[2] It was an illustrated magazine with the size of 60x43 cm.[2]
Orano was editor of the magazine.[2] [3] La Lupa was an advocate of the nationalism based on energy and will.[4] The weekly supported the war in Libya against the Ottoman Empire considering it as a revolution.[5] The magazine became a platform for both syndicalists supporting Georges Sorel who was among the contributors and anti-parliamentarian nationalists, but provided them with an emerging ideology, namely proletarian nation.[4] It was developed by Enrico Corradini and would be adopted by future Fascist ruler of Italy, Benito Mussolini.[4] Major contributors of La Lupa were nationalist figures, including Enrico Corradini, Arturo Labriola, Massimo Fovel, Paolo Mantica, A. Renda, Emilio Roncati, Gustavo Magni, Rhea Silvia, Michele Giua and Donna Paola.[2] [6]