| THIS BOOK IS excellent primary-source
material for those interested the early Italian Futurist circle, 1909ñ1913.
It includes 34 manifestoes written during this period, published in the
journals La Voce, Lacerba, and Poesia, here translated
into English. Also included is a chronology of the movement from 1909 to
1918, a short bibliography of other Futurist writings, and a number of
reproductions of Futurist paintings, photos, and pages from books and magazines.
The topics of the manifestos include poetry, painting, sculpture, theater,
music, cinema, and photography. The writers include Marinetti, Carra, Boccioni,
Balla, and Sofficióall of them important to the development and subsequent
communication of Futurist ideals. (Rebecca Scherr.) |