Italian futurist theatre, 1909-1944 / Günter Berghaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berghaus, Günter, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Italy--History--20th century.

Theater.

Italy.

History.

Italian drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Italian drama.

Futurism (Literary movement)--Italy.

Futurism (Literary movement).

Physical Description:

xi, 597 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Summary:

Italian Futurist Theatre provides an overview of the theatrical activities of the Italian Futurist movement, headed by F. T. Marinetti. It analyzes the theory and practice of Futurist performance, covers the theatre work of all leading artists and writers of the movement, and discusses the main aims and achievements of their theatrical experiments. While focusing on reconstructing the performance history of Futurist theatre, this book also incorporates aspects of dramatic writing, stage and costume design, theatre architecture, dance and opera.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [555]-576) and index.

ISBN:

019815898X

OCLC:

37373513