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This dissertation analyzes two literary supplements, Lola and Pavo, published by the Spanish Generation of 1927, whose members included such well-known poets as Rafael Alberti, Dámaso Alonso, Manuel Altolaguirre, Luis Cernuda, Gerardo Diego, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Guillén and Pedro Salinas. All of these writers, along with others, contributed to the two magazines in question. I will attempt to prove that Lola and Pavo served as the vehicles for the expression of a jovial and, at times, frivolous attitude. This lighthearted inclination, like the little magazines of the time, is often ignored and, apart from a few isolated critics who have taken up their cause, neglected. This study, therefore, defends the importance of the little magazine and by, examining two particular publications, finds evidence of a lighter vein that came to characterize this young group of poets and writers in the late 1920s. The fact that Lola and Pavo contain irreverent humor does not mean that they lacked ethical and artistic value. The aim of the lighthearted antics and poems of these journals is to undermine the canon's position regarding the generation's approach to literature and its writing.
The historical overview of literary events presented in the first chapter sets the scene for the period and for the publishing endeavors of these young poets. Chapter Two stresses the importance of magazines in the development of literature, attempting to provide a much needed theory of this publishing genre and offering a context for the periodical activity in which the two literary supplements can be located. Chapter Three is dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the ludic content of Lola and Pavo. By focusing exclusively on these two literary supplements, the intention is to prove that they are an important source of documentary history concerning the jocular nature of the Generation of 1927.