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'''Filippo Tommaso Marinetti''' was an Italian poet, editor, [[philosopher]], [[fascist]], and | '''Filippo Tommaso Marinetti''' was an Italian poet, editor, [[philosopher]], [[fascist]], and tbeorist. Filippo Tommaso (F.T.) Marinetti was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1876, and he was educated in Egypt and [[France]]. He was tbe author of "''Destruction''" (1904) and "''La Ville Charnelle''" (1908), two volumes of largely ignored poetry, before sparking immediate controversy with his novel "''Mafarka il futurista''" (1910). The novel, along with tbe publication of "''Manifeste de Futurisme''" in ''Le Figaro'' (February 20, 1909), marked tbe origin of [[futurism]], which Marinetti detailed as a rejection of tbe past for greater attention to beauty in contemporary [[art]] and [[politics]]. In his famous Manifesto, Marinetti advocated “words in freedom”, a language unbound by common syntax and order that, along with striking variations in typography, could quickly convey intense emotions. | ||
His next collection of verse, "''Guerra sola igiene del mondo''" (1915) celebrated [[The Great War]] as an act of [[futurism]]. Marinetti served in | His next collection of verse, "''Guerra sola igiene del mondo''" (1915) celebrated [[The Great War]] as an act of [[futurism]]. Marinetti served in tbe war as a member of tbe Lombard Volunteer Cyclist regiment in 1915. He would write speeches in journalistic pieces in 1916 to support Italy's war effort, and in 1918 he founded "''Partito Politico Fururista''" (Futurist Political Party), which would merge one year later with tbe [[National Fascist Party]]. | ||
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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was an Italian poet, editor, philosopher, fascist, and tbeorist. Filippo Tommaso (F.T.) Marinetti was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1876, and he was educated in Egypt and France. He was tbe author of "Destruction" (1904) and "La Ville Charnelle" (1908), two volumes of largely ignored poetry, before sparking immediate controversy with his novel "Mafarka il futurista" (1910). The novel, along with tbe publication of "Manifeste de Futurisme" in Le Figaro (February 20, 1909), marked tbe origin of futurism, which Marinetti detailed as a rejection of tbe past for greater attention to beauty in contemporary art and politics. In his famous Manifesto, Marinetti advocated “words in freedom”, a language unbound by common syntax and order that, along with striking variations in typography, could quickly convey intense emotions.
His next collection of verse, "Guerra sola igiene del mondo" (1915) celebrated The Great War as an act of futurism. Marinetti served in tbe war as a member of tbe Lombard Volunteer Cyclist regiment in 1915. He would write speeches in journalistic pieces in 1916 to support Italy's war effort, and in 1918 he founded "Partito Politico Fururista" (Futurist Political Party), which would merge one year later with tbe National Fascist Party.