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Zamenhof first attempted to publish a weekly newspaper in 1888 titled ''La Internaciulo'' (''The Internationalist'') but failed to find a publisher.<ref>{{harvnb|Korzhenkov|p=20}}</ref> |
Zamenhof first attempted to publish a weekly newspaper in 1888 titled ''La Internaciulo'' (''The Internationalist'') but failed to find a publisher.<ref>{{harvnb|Korzhenkov|p=20}}</ref> |
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After modifying his idea to the monthly ''La Esperantisto'', he found a publisher in Christian Schmidt, president of the Nuremberg International Language Club, the first [[Esperanto club]] in the world based in Nuremberg, Germany. The club had previously been a club |
After modifying his idea to the monthly ''La Esperantisto'', he found a publisher in Christian Schmidt, president of the Nuremberg International Language Club, the first [[Esperanto club]] in the world based in Nuremberg, Germany. The club had previously been a club devoted to [[Volapük]] but officially switched its dedication to Esperanto at its general meeting on December 18, 1888, having lost hope in the viability of Volapük.<ref>{{harvnb|Korzhenkov|p=20}}</ref> |
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The periodical was published monthly. Its number of subscribers peaked in 1893 at 889.<ref>{{harvnb|Korzhenkov|p=24}}</ref> |
The periodical was published monthly. Its number of subscribers peaked in 1893 at 889.<ref>{{harvnb|Korzhenkov|p=24}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:33, 9 December 2017
 First edition of La Esperantisto, published on September 1, 1889 | |
| Editor | L. L. Zamenhof |
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| Publisher | Christian Schmidt[1] Wilhelm Trompeter |
| Founder | L. L. Zamenhof |
| Founded | 1889 |
| First issue | September 1, 1889 |
| Final issue | 1895 |
| Based in | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Language | Esperanto |
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La Esperantisto (English: The Esperantist) was an Esperanto periodical.[2] It was the first Esperanto periodical and was published from 1889 to 1895.[3]
Its original publisher was Christian Schimdt, president of the Nuremberg International Language Club, the first Esperanto club, based in Nuremberg, Germany.[4] Later, it was published by Wilhelm Trompeter, a major financial backer of the early Esperanto movement.
History
L. L. Zamenhof founded La Esperantisto as a way to provide Esperanto reading material to those who expressed interest in the language after the publication of Unua Libro in 1887 and Dua Libro in 1888.
Zamenhof first attempted to publish a weekly newspaper in 1888 titled La Internaciulo (The Internationalist) but failed to find a publisher.[5]
After modifying his idea to the monthly La Esperantisto, he found a publisher in Christian Schmidt, president of the Nuremberg International Language Club, the first Esperanto club in the world based in Nuremberg, Germany. The club had previously been a club devoted to Volapük but officially switched its dedication to Esperanto at its general meeting on December 18, 1888, having lost hope in the viability of Volapük.[6]
The periodical was published monthly. Its number of subscribers peaked in 1893 at 889.[7]
In January 1894, Zamenhof proposed a reform to Esperanto that proved to be unpopular and led many to unsubscribe from La Esperantisto.[8]
Zamenhof then translated and published part of Leo Tolstoy's essay "Reason or Faith" in the periodical, which led to the Russian Empire banning La Esperantisto for advocating civil disobedience, resulting in hundreds of subscribers lost.[9] Tolstoy himself successfully appealed the ban in May 1895, but it was too late to revive the journal and its publication was permanently cancelled soon thereafter.[10]
Although the periodical was short-lived, it played an important role in the history of Esperanto, serving as a model publication for future periodicals and providing an early basis of community among early Esperantists.[11]
Lingvo Internacia, a monthly Esperanto periodical that emerged in Sweden in December 1895, largely fulfilled the role of La Esperantisto after its cancellation.[12]
See also
Notes
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 22
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 21
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 21
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 22
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 20
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 20
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 24
- ^ Schor, p. 75
- ^ Schor, p. 76
- ^ Schor, p. 76
- ^ Korzhenkov, p. 26
- ^ "Internacia Lingvo". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
References
- Korzhenkov, Aleksandr (2009). Tonkin, Humphrey (ed.). Zamenhof: The Life, Works and Ideas of the Author of Esperanto. New York: Mondial. ISBN 978-1-59569-167-5. LCCN 2010926187. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Schor, Esther (2016). Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-42994-341-3. LCCN 2015018907. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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