Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi

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devalue the past, Huidobro differed explicitly from Marinetti. Likewise, Leopoldo Lugones was, as Justin Read argues, “clearly not a Futurist” (155), but his “writings may help us recognize ontological and spatial dimensions of both Futurism and Fascism in ways that may not be clear otherwise” (140). The monographic issue culminates in a collection of Latin American visual caricatures— of Futurism or Marinetti himself—each accompanied by a three-page contextual study by different authors. There are extremely useful Name, Subject and Geographical Indexes. Even if the volume contains inevitable overlaps and repetitions, it is destined to be a point of reference for years to come. A query for the publisher: surely such a price would merit color reproductions? John London Queen Mary University of London j.london@qmul.ac.uk