"Machiavelli was a propagandist for Action. For him, as for M. Sartre today, or for Marinetti ('the father of Italian Fascism') yesterday, we only exist when we act. And action in this context means action of a material and mechanistic type. Those 'political ideas' which 'alone seem to have existence' are adumbrations of action.
     But such principles as these I have combated, since the first days of my public life, when I led a band of hecklers into the Dore' Gallery in Bond Street where Marinetti was leturing.
    The vitalism with which Futurism was drenched, or with which Surrealism is charged, has no attractions for me. And when those philosophies emerge in politics, they produce in me the same sensations as they do in the arts or in literature."
 
Wyndham Lewis, in _Rude Assignment_, Chapter XXX.
 
"A great deal of _avant-garde_ propaganda appeared to me pretentious and silly; and I heartily detested, and had violently combated, Marinetti's _anti-passe'isme_, and dynamism".  (ibid, chapter XXIII).
 
 
Tim Romano
 
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From: "jason monios" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 04:45 AM
Subject: Re: Futurism
 
 
> There are some books on Vorticism which include good analyses of the
> relations between Vorticism and Futurism. Wyndham Lewis (as the ring leader)
> was probably more related to Marinetti than Pound was. In his letters there
> are a couple of references to Futurist shows in London. Two useful titles
> are:
> 
> Richard Cork: Vorticism and Abstract Art in the First Machine Age. (2 vols.)
> 
> William Wees: Vorticism and the English Avant-Garde.
> 
> They're both very informative regarding the ins and outs of Vorticism,
> Lewis, Pound, the other Vorticists, etc. Plus there's also Reed Way
> Dasenbrock's excellent book which I think was already mentioned: "The
> Literary Vorticism of Ezra Pound and Wyndham Lewis".
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Jason Monios
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >I've been searching for information pertaining to Pound & Futurism (pref.
> >pre-war), but haven't had much luck. Did Pound know those Futurist fellows
> >at
> >all? If anyone could offer some assistance it would be much appreciated.
> >
> >--CB
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