Aesthetics, art magazines and popular fiction

As literary and artistic activity increased in the inter-war period, some magazines appeared with the aim of introducing the Greek public to the literary and artistic output of Europe. Most well known among these are Nea Estia (1927), Neoellinika grammata, Nea grammata (1935-1945), Pnevmatiki zoi, Protoporoi (1930) and Neoi Protoporoi (1931). Makedonikes Imeres (1932) circulated in Thessaloniki, and Neon Kratos appeared after the establishment of Metaxas' Regime. The content of these magazines was mainly literary, while the magazine To Trito Mati (1935-36) dealt more with art issues. They included translations of foreign writers, reviews and commentaries on art, at the same time introducing many new writers. Apart from newspapers, magazines and literary works, both Greek and foreign, popular fiction - especially tales featuring brigands in the 1920s - detective and horror stories remained very much in demand.