"In The Other Futurism, Willard Bohn examines the work of Futurists in Venice, Padua, and Verona from 1909 to 1944. He considers these local artists and writers both in terms of their relationship with F.T. Marinetti, who remained the major theorist and organizer of Futurist act…
"In The Other Futurism, Willard Bohn examines the work of Futurists in Venice, Padua, and Verona from 1909 to 1944. He considers these local artists and writers both in terms of their relationship with F.T. Marinetti, who remained the major theorist and organizer of Futurist act…
Their provocative manifestos and outrageous performances earned the Italian Futurists international fame but, surprisingly, very little recognition outside of Italy for their actual achievements. The few English and American critics who have studied the movement in any depth hav…
Concentrating largely on the `middle ranks' of society in Renaissance Italy--artisans, merchants, and professionals such as bankers and lawyers--this book focuses on new social subjects, new documents and unusual objects. Using innovative methods of inquiry and interdisciplinary…
Erotic Cultures of Renaissance Italy is a wonderful book: original, engaging, well-written and well-researched. An interdisciplinary volume, it will appeal to a broad range of scholars not only in the field of Renaissance studies, but also in the history of sexuality. Diane Wol…
