Miriam Carcione's monograph on Filippo de Pisis as a writer

Miriam Carcione's book "La poetica della meraviglia. Filippo de Pisis scrittore" (Bulzoni, Rome 2021) offers the first systematic study of Filippo de Pisis's literary output. De Pisis (born Luigi Filippo Tibertelli, Ferrara 1896 – Milan 1956) always considered himself a writer first, yet his literary work received less recognition than his painting. Between 1916 and 1920 he published a series of books including "I canti della Croara", "Emporio", "Mercoledì 14 novembre 1917", "Il Verbo di Bodhisattva", "Il Signor Luigi B.", "Prose", and "La città dalle cento meraviglie" with various Italian publishers such as Taddei in Ferrara and Casa d'Arte Bragaglia in Rome. His writing evolved from naturalistic sketches in the Pascoli tradition to metaphysical and theosophical poems, pseudonovels, and irreverent prose about Ferrara. Despite connections with critics, artists, and intellectuals, de Pisis remained on the margins of major movements—deemed not Futurist, Dadaist, Metaphysical, or Surrealist enough. His prose is characterized by strong chromaticism, using vivid colors to define moods, objects, and natural elements. Carcione's monograph examines his formation in Ferrara, his relationships with the avant-gardes, published texts, and posthumous diaries, aiming to restore his literary reputation.