Back to the Futurists: The avant-garde and its legacy

Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 2013. Hardcover. As New. Olive, fucha and forest green boards, 303 pp., 19 BW illus. A collection of 18 essays on the subject. "Reassesses the activities and legacy of the Italian Futurist movement from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. The essays analyse the diversity of Futurism's creative forms, its verbal, visual, theatrical and political manifestations, and offer exciting new readings in the fields of gender politics, aesthetics, historiography, intermediality and interdisciplinarity. They explore the works of major players of the movement (including Marinetti and Boccioni) as well as tis lesser-known figures (such as Irma Valeria), the role of the movement in Italy's regional centres such as Flroence, and its links to the broader European avant-garde." (back cover).