The turn of the century
Subtitle: the first futurists
By: William B. Schafer.
Series: American university studies.; v. 23
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Futurism (Art); Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Description: As the twentieth century begins in Italy, an ambitious young writer and artist is aroused by the aggressive writings of a futurist poet. Both were fascinated by modern technologies and disgusted with a culture that was stuck in the past. Together they created the Futurist movement, the first Italian modern art movement which eventually expanded into all the fine and performing arts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210) and index.