Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1. Poetry in Revolt: The Novissimi 1
6. 2. The Neoavanguardia and the Theoretical Debate 32
7. 3. The Gestural and Schizoid Language of Alfredo Giuliani 81
8. 4. Collage, Multilingualism, and Ideology: Elio Pagliarani's Epic Narratives 96
9. 5. Edoardo Sanguined and the Labyrinth of Poetry 114
10. 6. The Poetic Nomadism of Antonio Porta 129
11. 7. Nanni Balestrini and the Invisibility of the Poetic T 148
12. 8. Other Poets, Other Subversions 164
13. 9. Crossing the Boundaries of the Word: The Visual Poets 180
14. 10. Closing Remarks 192
15. Notes 197
16. Works Cited 231
17. Index 243