The fantastic in the Italian drama of the early twentieth century

The article offers a concise outline of the presence of fantastic in Italian early twentieth-century drama, with the intention to demonstrate that it was not only through narrative, but also through dramatic composition that Italian fantasy made a place for itself in the last century. The analysis...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:55064794559345a98a071aaae08289972021-11-26T12:45:46ZThe fantastic in the Italian drama of the early twentieth century10.5565/rev/brumal.1252014-7910https://doaj.org/article/55064794559345a98a071aaae08289972014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/brumal/article/view/125https://doaj.org/toc/2014-7910 The article offers a concise outline of the presence of fantastic in Italian early twentieth-century drama, with the intention to demonstrate that it was not only through narrative, but also through dramatic composition that Italian fantasy made a place for itself in the last century. The analysis focuses in particular on four moments in this theatrical trend: a play of Enrico Annibale Butti strongly influenced by Poe; the occult side of futurist «teatro sintetico» (synthetic theatre); the group of «grotesque» playwrights, with a particular attention to Luigi Antonelli’s work; and the presence of “magical realism” in Massimo Bontempelli’s plays. Nicola PasqualicchioUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticlefantastic theatreearly twentieth-century Italian dramafuturist theatretheatre of «grotesque»magic realism.General WorksAENESFRITPTBrumal: Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2014)
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topic fantastic theatre
early twentieth-century Italian drama
futurist theatre
theatre of «grotesque»
magic realism.
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early twentieth-century Italian drama
futurist theatre
theatre of «grotesque»
magic realism.
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Nicola Pasqualicchio
The fantastic in the Italian drama of the early twentieth century
description The article offers a concise outline of the presence of fantastic in Italian early twentieth-century drama, with the intention to demonstrate that it was not only through narrative, but also through dramatic composition that Italian fantasy made a place for itself in the last century. The analysis focuses in particular on four moments in this theatrical trend: a play of Enrico Annibale Butti strongly influenced by Poe; the occult side of futurist «teatro sintetico» (synthetic theatre); the group of «grotesque» playwrights, with a particular attention to Luigi Antonelli’s work; and the presence of “magical realism” in Massimo Bontempelli’s plays.
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