Filippo Tommaso Marinetti : the artist and his politics / Ernest Ialongo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ialongo, Ernest, author.

Series:

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies

The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944--Political and social views.

Marinetti, F. T.

Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944.

Futurism (Art)--Italy.

Futurism (Art).

Political and social views.

Italy.

Fascism and art--Italy.

Fascism and art.

Physical Description:

xi, 330 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Madison ; Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2015]

Summary:

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 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through the Great War, and then throughout the twenty-year Fascist dictatorship, using a wide range of published and unpublished sources.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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 From the Foundation to the Crisis of Caporetto, 1909-1918 37

2 Futurist Politics in Action, Summer 1918-May 1920 75

3 The Return to Fascism, 1920-1925 115

4 Building the Dictatorship, 1925-1929 153

5 Working toward the Duce, 1929-1937 205

6 Isolation and Impotence, 1930-1939 241

7 Living and Dying with the Regime: Marinetti in World War II, 1939-1944 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611477566

1611477565

OCLC:

895301727