neoavanguardia

neo-avant-garde

noun neh-oh-ah-van-GWAHR-dyah Rare

Usage Note

Neoavanguardia refers to the post-WWII literary and artistic movements in Italy (and internationally) that renewed avant-garde experimentation — most famously the Italian literary group Gruppo 63. It is feminine and invariable in the plural (le neoavanguardie). The word is typically used in academic and art-critical discourse rather than everyday speech.

Examples

"La neoavanguardia italiana ha rivoluzionato la poesia del Novecento."

Natural Translation

The Italian neo-avant-garde revolutionized twentieth-century poetry.

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