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'''Futurism'''
'''Futurism'''
is a literary and artistic movement, which started at the beginnig of the 20th century, in Italy. The movement was also one of the most famous in Italian modern art and influenced painting and music for a long term. One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the ''Poesia'' in 1905. He also draw up the first, besides others following manifest of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' ''Le Figaro'' in 1909. They included a complete break with traditions and wanted new forms, subjects and styles in accordance to the advent of a mechanistic age.
is a movement in literature, music and art, which started at the beginnig of the 20th century, in Italy. The movement was also one of the most famous in Italian modern art and influenced painting and music for a long term.  
One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the ''Poesia'' in 1905. He also draw up the first, besides others following manifest of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' ''Le Figaro'' in 1909. They included a complete break with traditions and wanted new forms, subjects and styles in accordance to the advent of a mechanistic age.
The movement became politically Fascistic in the 1920's and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism.
The movement became politically Fascistic in the 1920's and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism.


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J.A. Cuddon: ''The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory'', Penguin Books, London 1999.
J.A. Cuddon: ''The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory'', Penguin Books, London 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism

Revision as of 19:25, 17 January 2012

Futurism is a movement in literature, music and art, which started at the beginnig of the 20th century, in Italy. The movement was also one of the most famous in Italian modern art and influenced painting and music for a long term. One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the Poesia in 1905. He also draw up the first, besides others following manifest of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' Le Figaro in 1909. They included a complete break with traditions and wanted new forms, subjects and styles in accordance to the advent of a mechanistic age. The movement became politically Fascistic in the 1920's and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism.




J.A. Cuddon: The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Penguin Books, London 1999. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism