Filippo Tommaso Marinetti : the artist and his politics
"Explores the politics of the leader of the Futurist art movement. Emerging in Italy in 1909, Futurism sought to propel Italy into the modern world, and is famously known for outlandish claims to want to destroy museums and libraries in order to speed this transition. Futurism, however, also ha...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison ; Teaneck
: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
, [2015]
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| Series: | The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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[Rezension von: Ernest Ialongo, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti] |
| Author Notes: | Ernest Ialongo |
| Summary: | "Explores the politics of the leader of the Futurist art movement. Emerging in Italy in 1909, Futurism sought to propel Italy into the modern world, and is famously known for outlandish claims to want to destroy museums and libraries in order to speed this transition. Futurism, however, also had a much darker political side. It glorified war as the solution to many of Italy’s ills, and was closely tied to the Fascist regime. In this book, Ialongo focuses on Marinetti as the chief determinant of Futurist politics and explores how a seemingly revolutionary art movement, at one point having some support among revolutionary left-wing movements in Italy, could eventually become so intimately tied to the repressive Fascist regime. Ialongo traces Marinetti’s politics from before the foundation of Futurism, through the Great War, and then throughout the twenty-year Fascist dictatorship, using a wide range of published and unpublished sources. Futurist politics are presented within the wider context of developments in Italy and Europe, and Ialongo further highlights how Marinetti’s political choices influenced the art of his movement."-- Cover page 4 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 330 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1611477565 1611477581 9781611477580 9781611477566 |
