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60 Art/Music/DramaFuturismAn AnthologyEdited by Lawrence Rainey, Christine Poggi and Laura WittmanIn 1909, F. T. Marinetti published his incendiary Futurist Manifesto, proclaiming, “We stand onthe last promontory of the centuries!!” and “There, on the earth, the earliest dawn!”.Intent on delivering Italy from “its fetid cancer of professors, archaeologists, tour guides andantiquarians”, the Futurists imagined that art, architecture, literature and music would functionlike a machine, transforming the world rather than merely reflecting it. But within a decade,Futurism’s utopian ambitions were being wedded to Fascist politics, an alliance that wouldtragically mar its reputation in the century to follow.Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Futurism, this is the mostcomplete anthology of Futurist manifestos, poems, plays and images ever to be published inEnglish, spanning from 1909 to 1944. Now, amidst another era of unprecedented technological change and cultural crisis, is apivotal moment to reevaluate Futurism and its haunting legacy for Western civilisation.Lawrence Rainey is Professor of English, University of York. Christine Poggi is Professor of the History of Art, University ofPennsylvania. Laura Wittman is Assistant Professor of Italian and French Literature, Stanford University.October 640 pp. 254x178mm. 124 b/w illus. ISBN 978-0-300-08875-5 £40.00*Unaccompanied BachPerforming the Solo WorksDavid LedbetterThis pioneering book by an acclaimed expert is the first to discuss all of Bach’s unaccompaniedpieces in one volume, including an examination of crucial issues of style and composition typeand the options open to interpretation and performance. David Ledbetter, a leading expert onBach, provides the historical background to Bach’s instrumental works, as well as detailedcommentaries on each work.Ledbetter argues that Bach’s unaccompanied works—the six suites for solo cello, six sonatas andpartitas for solo violin, seven works for lute and the suite for solo flute—should be consideredtogether to enable one piece to elucidate another. This illuminating and significant book isessential for professionals, performers, students or anybody who wishes to learn more aboutBach’s music.David Ledbetter is Associate Research Fellow at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. He is the author of Bach’sWell-Tempered Clavier: The 48 Preludes and Fugues.November 288 pp. 234x156mm. ISBN 978-0-300-14151-1 £25.00*WINNER OF THE SECOND ANNUAL YALE DRAMA SERIES COMPETITIONGrenadineNeil Wechsler • Foreword by Edward AlbeeNeil Wechsler’s Grenadine has been chosen as the second winner of the Yale Drama Series.The play was selected by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and contest judge Edward Albee.Grenadine is the fantastical story of a man’s quest for love in the company of three devoted friends.Albee writes, ‘I found it highly original . . . The questions the play asks and the answers it proposesare provocative; the play stretched my mind’.About the Yale Drama Series:Yale University Press and the Yale Repertory Theatre are proud co-sponsors of this majorcompetition to support emerging playwrights. Each year’s winner receives the David C. Horn Prizeof $10,000, publication of the manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading atYale Repertory Theatre.For more information and complete rules for the Yale Drama Series, visit www.yalebooks.comNeil Wechsler graduated from Yale University in 1996 with distinction in Philosophy and Psychology. He has been writingnovels, novellas and plays ever since.Yale Drama SeriesNovember 144 pp. 228x140mm. Paper ISBN 978-0-300-14992-0 £12.00