Gruppo 63, ( English: Group 63) avant-garde Italian literary movement of the 1960s. It was composed of Italian intellectuals who shared the desire for a radical break from the conformity present in traditional Italian society.
The group was organized at a 1963 meeting in Palermo. Edoardo Sanguineti, Elio Pagliarani, Nanni Balestrini, Antonio Porta, Renato Barilli, Luciano Anceschi, Giorgio Manganelli, and Umberto Eco were among its founders.
With the goal of a radical renewal of the substance and form of literary language, Gruppo 63 challenged the values of contemporary society, particularly the consumerism that was spread through the mass media. They expressly criticized the ... (100 of 228 words)