An anthology to ‘remember the future’. Fortini's ‘plural’ 20th century

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on the poetry anthology I poeti del Novecento, edited by Franco Fortini. This anthology was published in a decisive stage of the discussion on the Twentieth-century poetic canon, as well as on the criteria that allow to recognize its paradigmatic value. In particular, Fortini’s work is characterized by the intention to overcome the «editorial» dimension of the anthology, offering a critical consideration on the «prejudice» of modernity.