Futurism: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the [magazine??] ''Poesia'' in 1905. He also wrote the first manifesto of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' ''Le Figaro'' in 1909. Futurists advocated a complete break with traditions and wanted new forms, subjects and styles in accordance to the advent of a mechanistic age. | One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the [magazine??] ''Poesia'' in 1905. He also wrote the first manifesto of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' ''Le Figaro'' in 1909. Futurists advocated 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 Fascist in the 1920s and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism. | The movement became politically Fascist in the 1920s and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism. | ||
Source: | Source: | ||
J.A. Cuddon: ''The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory'', London: Penguin Books, 1999. | J.A. Cuddon: ''The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory'', London: Penguin Books, 1999. | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism [ochnö] | |||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism | |||
Revision as of 17:13, 18 January 2012
Movement in literature, music and art, which started at the beginning of the 20th century in Italy.
One main protagonist was Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944), who was the founder of the [magazine??] Poesia in 1905. He also wrote the first manifesto of futurism and was one of the publishers of Paris' Le Figaro in 1909. Futurists advocated 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 Fascist in the 1920s and affected Dadaism, surrealism and expressionism.
Source:
J.A. Cuddon: The Penguin Dictonary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, London: Penguin Books, 1999.