De-Historicising the avant-garde : an "out-of-time" reading of the anti-love polemic in the writings of Tommaso Marinetti and Valentine de Saint-Point
The present paper discusses Tommaso Marinetti's and Valentine de Saint-Point's treatment of the theme of love in relation to the ongoing theoretical debate on the death of the avant-garde. It examines some of the most controversial texts against love written by the two futurist authors and...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:76126 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/76126 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Vanguàrdia Futurisme Amor Mort de la Vanguàrdia Avant-garde Futurism Love Death of the avant-garde Marinetti De Saint-Point Vanguardia Futurismo Muerte de la vanguardia Abangoardia Futurismoa Maitasuna Abangoardiaren heriotza |
| Summary: | The present paper discusses Tommaso Marinetti's and Valentine de Saint-Point's treatment of the theme of love in relation to the ongoing theoretical debate on the death of the avant-garde. It examines some of the most controversial texts against love written by the two futurist authors and explores the possibility of a non-historicist approach to these writings. In particular, using the Derridean notion of textual "transplantability", the paper re-situates the futurist polemic against love in contemporary culture and suggests an "un-timely" connection between the cultural context of the old avant-garde and the present time. In the light of this connection, the paper argues for a broader understanding of the relationship between the "dead" and the "living" in avant-garde studies. |
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