Italian futurism and the First World War /Selena Daly.
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
- Toronto Italian studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Futurist Non-belligerence: The Failure of Futurist Interventionism; The Myth of Futurist Interventionism; Futurist Reaction to the Outbreak of the War; Demonstrations, Arrests, and Manifestos; The Split with Lacerba; Futurism in Crisis: Periodicals and Theatre; 2 Futurism at the Front: Futurist Military and Combat Experiences; The Lombard Battalion of Volunteer Cyclists and Motorists; Combat Motivation; Life in the Trenches: Hardships, Discipline, Bombardments; Futurist Emotions in War-Time. The Role of Futurism for Combatant FuturistsFuturist Coping through Parole in Libertà and Letter Writing; 3 Futurismo moderato: Re-imagining Futurism for a War-Time Society; Group Tensions on the Home Front; The Birth of Moderate Futurism; Reaching Out to New Audiences: Teatro Futurista Sintetico and L'Italia Futurista; Best-Selling Futurism; 4 How to Seduce Soldiers: Futurist Propaganda and Politics; Promoting Futurism at the Front; Marinetti: A Propaganda Pioneer; Futurist Responses to Caporetto; The Servizio Propaganda; The Birth of the Futurist Political Party. Roma Futurista and Il MontelloThe End of the War; Epilogue; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
"Selena Daly's work is the first comprehensive study of Futurism during the First World War period. In this book, she examines the cultural, political, and military engagement of the Futurists with the war effort, both on the battlefields and on the home front. Beginning with the outbreak of war in 1914, Italian Futurism and the First World War provides vivid accounts of Futurist experiences through an analysis of previously unpublished material, including letters, diaries, and military documents as well as newspapers, magazines, and popular novels. Her focus on Futurist protagonists such as Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, Emilio Settimelli, and lesser known figures such as Giuseppe Steiner and Ennio Valentinelli greatly extends our knowledge of the movement. Daly's timely and detailed analysis challenges long-held assumptions about Futurist activity during the war and offers new insights for both the non-specialist and specialist alike."--
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Futurism (Literary movement)--Italy. World War, 1914-1918--Literature and the war. World War, 1914-1918--Italy. Authors, Italian--20th century--Biography.