History of Futurism

Geert Buelens is professor of modern Dutch literature at the University of Utrecht and guest professor at the University of Stellenbosch.Harald Hendrix is professor of Italian studies and head of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Utrecht.Monica Jansen is lecturer in Italian studies at the University of Utrecht and editor-in-chief of Incontri: Rivista europea di studi italiani.

• 1. Futurisms: An Introduction—Geert Buelens and Monica Jansen2. The Audacity of Hope: The Foundational Futurist Manifestos—Marjorie Perloff Part I. Precursors3. The Anthology Poeti futuristi: Poetry of Transition—Davide Podavini 4. Marinetti in France between Symbolism and Futurism: Vers et prose and Les guêpes—Eleonora Conti 5. Futurist Roots in Palermo: Federico De Maria between Anticlassicism and Anti-Marinettism—Laura Greco 6. The Statistical Sublime—Jeffrey T. Schnapp 7. Mapping Futurism. Performance in Rome and Across Italy, 1909-1915, with a Coda on Interwar Calabria—Patricia Gaborik Part II. Protagonists8. Time and Space in the Writings of Marinetti, Palazzeschi, the Group of L’Italia futurista, and Other Futurist Writers—Beatrice Sica 9. The Great War in the Words-in-Freedom Style of an Atypical Futurist: Conflagrazione by Paolo Buzzi—Monica Biasiolo 10. How to Become a Women of the Future: Una donna con tre anime—Un ventre di donna—Silvia Contarini 11. Love, Politics, and an

Among the many publications that have emerged for the centenary of Futurism, this stands out for breadth and originality, with an excellent mix of specific case studies and more general theoretical and historical discussions. The presence of some of the most important international scholars on the subject give extra weight and authority of this compelling collection.