Il processo e l'assoluzione di "Mafarka il Futurista"

Name: Il processo e l'assoluzione di "Mafarka il Futurista"
Author: Salvatore Barzilai

by Salvatore Barzilai, Innocenzo Cappa, Luigi Capuana, F. T. Marinetti, Cesare Sarfatti

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In the sweltering autumn of 1910, a packed courtroom in Milan becomes the arena for a sensational showdown. A renowned poet faces charges of indecency for his avant‑garde novel, and the audience is a kaleidoscope of Italy’s most daring artists—painters, poets, and young rebels—alongside curious members of high society and sharp‑tongued critics. The atmosphere crackles with the energy of a movement that refuses to bow to tradition.

The defense unfolds as a theatrical spectacle, with the poet’s own eloquent testimony sparking a fierce exchange of legal arguments and ideological fire‑storms. Voices rise to champion a vision of artistic renewal, attacking the conservatism that seeks to silence innovation. Listeners will be drawn into the vivid rhetoric, the clash of personalities, and the urgency of a cultural battle that feels as much about the future of art as it is about a courtroom verdict.

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~2 hours (172K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-04-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Marinetti, Filippo Tommaso, 1876-1944. Mafarka le futuriste Futurism (Literary movement)

About the authors

Salvatore Barzilai

An Italian journalist, politician, and public speaker from Trieste, he moved through the worlds of newspapers and national politics at a time of huge change in Italy. His life connects the city’s lively cultural scene with the debates that shaped the country in the early twentieth century.

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Innocenzo Cappa

b. 1875

A lively Italian journalist, playwright, and politician, this Turin-born writer moved easily between the newsroom, the stage, and public life. His work reflects the charged cultural and political world of early 20th-century Italy.

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Luigi Capuana

1839–1915

A leading voice of Italian Verismo, he helped bring realism into modern Italian fiction while also writing criticism, journalism, and memorable stories from Sicily. His work moves easily between everyday life, sharp observation, and a strong interest in how people think and feel.

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F. T. Marinetti

1876–1944

Best known as the founder of Futurism, this restless Italian poet and provocateur pushed art toward speed, noise, machines, and modern life. His writing helped ignite one of the most influential avant-garde movements of the early 20th century.

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Cesare Sarfatti

An Italian lawyer, politician, and public figure in early twentieth-century Milan, he is remembered for his civic work as much as for his place in the influential Sarfatti family. His life moved through law, local politics, philanthropy, and the cultural world around his wife, Margherita Sarfatti.

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