Italian futurism and art: Poetry, theatre, and war
Summary :
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- A successful aeropoem and what it should contain.
- Four categories of aeropoetry.
- Poems dedicated to describing the feelings that come with flying.
- Poems which describe the scenery that one can see from these great heights.
- Using the airplane as a metaphor.
- Poems that use the airplane as a motif or metonymically.
- The Futurist theatre.
- Problems faced by the Futurist theatre.
- Futurists: Determined to change the world through violent means.
- Radical approaches to poetry.
- Conclusion.
- Works cited.
Abstract
"Erect on the summit of the world, once again we hurl our defiance to the stars!" (MASD 253), cries Marinetti in "The Founding and Manifesto of futurism 1909". A very passionate, yet aggressive statement which, when analyzed, serves as a very pertinent encompassment of futurism's principles. For example, "erect" has phallic and, therefore, exclusively masculine connotations and this idea is reinforced in the 1909 manifesto where Marinetti declares his "scorn for woman" (MASD 251). Also, "on summit of the world" signifies the highest point and an unparalleled elevated status for the Futurists as they appear heavenly or god-like. "Once again" indicates repetition while "we hurl our defiance to the stars" signifies aggression, speed, destruction and violence.
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