Modernitalia provides a map of the Italian twentieth century in the form of twelve essays by the celebrated cultural historian Jeffrey T. Schnapp. Shuttling back and forth between literature architecture design and the visual arts the volume explores the metaphysics of speed futurist and dada typography real and imaginary forms of architecture shifting regimes of mass spectacle the iconography of labour exhibitions as modes of public mobilization and persuasion and the emergence of industrial models of literary culture and communication.The figures featured in the book include Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Mario Morasso Julius Evola Piero Portaluppi Giuseppe Terragni Alessandro Blasetti Massimo Bontempelli Giorgio de Chirico Bruno Munari Curzio Malaparte and Henry Furst.