F.T. Marinetti (1876-1944) is widely known as the founder of Futurism, an early twentieth-century cultural revolution. This volume, a translation of more than forty poems and prose works by Marinetti, presents premier examples of his rich poetic creations, many for the first time in English. The collection represents the entire span of the poet's career, and it includes Marinetti's early lyrical works, poems of battle, "Words in Freedom," and love poems to his wife. There is also a biography of Marinetti and a critical review of his poetic accomplishment.
Selection and prefatory biography by Luce Marinetti, translations by Elizabeth R. Napier and Barbara R. Studholme, with a critical review of the poetry by Paolo Valesio. There are translations of more than 40 poems and prose works, with examples of Words in Freedom, showing Marinetti's Typographic Revolution and Free Expressive Orthography. Original French texts are included.
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| Translator |
Elizabeth R. Napier; Barbara R. Studholme |
| LoC Classification |
PQ4829.A78A255 2002 |
| Dewey |
841/.912 |
| Nationality |
Italy |
| Pub Place |
New Haven |
| Dust Jacket |
dj |
| Cover Price |
$55.00 |
| No. of Pages |
272 |
| Height x Width |
8.0
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8.0
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Yes |
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In 1911, the Italo-Turkish War broke out and Marinetti, a convinced warmonger, did not shrink from the war-effort: he departed immediately for Libya as war correspondent for a French newspaper. His articles were eventually collected and published in a small book named The Battle Of Tripoli.
His poems glorified war.
la battaglia di tripoli 1912
il poema africano della divisione 28 ottobre 913
