Baudelaire and the Making of Italian Modernity: From the Scapigliatura to the Futurist Movement, 1857-1912

This book explores Charles Baudelaire's influence on Italian poetry between 1857 and 1912, focusing on the Scapigliatura movement, which introduced thematic and formal modernity into Italian literature. It demonstrates how Futurist poets drew inspiration from Baudelaire and the Scapigliatura for their exploration of modern themes such as medical-anatomical examination, technological transformation, and abnormal sensuality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 285 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the profound influence of French writer Charles Baudelaire on the development of modern paradigms in Italian poetry during the period spanning from 1857, the year of the publication of Baudelaire's highly influential collection "Les Fleurs du Mal," to 1912, when the first anthology of Futurist poetry, "I poeti futuristi," was published in Milan. It primarily focuses on Baudelaire's profound impact on the poetry of the Scapigliatura, a long-underrated movement that emerged in the 1860s and introduced a thematic and formal modernity into Italian literature, laying the groundwork for Futurism and the twentieth-century avant-garde. Furthermore, this monograph explores the interconnected influences of Baudelaire and the Scapigliatura on early Futurist poetry, demonstrating that Futurist poets sought inspiration from Baudelaire and the Scapigliatura for themes that were previously considered as distinctly unpoetic and thus modern, including medical-anatomical examination, technological transformation, and abnormal sensuality.

This book establishes the role of French writer Charles Baudelaire in the formation of paradigms of modernity in Italian poetry between 1857,the year of publication of Baudelaires highly influential collection  Les Fleurs du Mal ,and 1912,when the first anthology of Futurist poetry,  I poeti futuristi ,was published in Milan. It focuses primarily on Baudelaires influence on the poetry of the Scapigliatura,a long-underrated movement which in the 1860s introduced a thematic and formal modernity into Italian literature,paving the way for Futurism and the twentieth-century avant-garde. This monograph also investigates Baudelaires and the Scapigliaturas interrelated impacts on early Futurist poetry,demonstrating that Futurist poets turned to the works of Baudelaire and the Scapigliatura for inspiration on themes that were considered as distinctly unpoetic – and therefore modern – such as medical-anatomical examination,technological transformation,and abnormal sensuality.

Weight: 400g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030920203
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022