Marinetti: Selected Writings

by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

English, Italian (translation)

Genres: Philosophy, Art, Poetry, Literature, Futurism, Italy

366 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1909

About the author

Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti was an Italian ideologue, poet, editor, and founder of the Futurist movement.

Reviews

[Severin M · Rating 4 out of 5]

an incredible collection of writings by an extremely controversial artist and theorist, but a deeply influential one nonetheless. a very important book for those interested in the avant-garde and art history

[Nobody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marinetti was a visionary and deserve to be remembered in Art History. His ideas on how language and the theater should operate is unique. The Untambles included in this anthology is the most poetic writing I have read in years.

[Olive · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a radical manifesto of it's time. I think it's important to try and understand the context this was written in and how drastically different the circumstances are today. When initially reading this text I was rather critical towards certain aspects however after re-reading it I saw past my personal views and saw the rather beauty of how it was written. It's interesting to understand that this text was pushing the boundaries of the early 20th century, whilst some of the views (eg. towards women) are quite backwards/traditional for us today. Interesting read.

[Hunter Worland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating source for understanding prewar Europe and Modernism

[Sarah]

Specifically, "The Futurist Manifesto."

[Paolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Italian genius, the last Italian creative writer before neorealism