Description
This volume offers a unique and fresh perspective on Italian Futurism by approaching it, for the first time, through the lens of microstoria. In this 'history from below' of what is one of Europe's most famous and important avant-garde movements, large-scale questions on the history of Futurism are explored by focusing on objects, practices and situations as diverse as The Church, Puppets, The Letterhead or Gymnastics. With contributions from fifteen renowned international scholars, the book offers an exciting, kaleidoscopic view of Futurism and its multiple artistic, political and societal connections. The final chapter of the book is an interview with G nter Berghaus, one of Futurism's most dedicated and prolific scholars today, to whom the book is dedicated.
Sascha Bru is Professor of General and Comparative Literature at the University of Leuven; Luca Somigli is Professor of Italian at the University of Toronto; Bart Van den Bossche is professor of Italian Literature at the University of Leuven.
Author: Sascha Bru
Publisher: Legenda
Published: 04/15/2019
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9781781884867
ISBN10: 1781884862
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | Italian
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 20th Century
- Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature
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