To live is to resist : the life of Antonio Gramsci / Jean-Yves Frétigné ; translated by Laura Marris ; with a foreword by Nadia Urbinati.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frétigné, Jean-Yves, author.

Contributor:

Marris, Laura, 1987- translator.

Urbinati, Nadia, 1955- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gramsci, Antonio, 1891-1937.

Gramsci, Antonio.

Communists--Italy--Biography.

Communists.

Philosophers--Italy--Biography.

Philosophers.

Communism--Italy.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2021]

Summary:

This in-depth biography of Italian intellectual Antonio Gramsci casts new light on his life and writing, emphasizing his unflagging spirit, even in the many years he spent in prison. One of the most influential political thinkers of the twentieth century, Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) has left an indelible mark on philosophy and critical theory. His innovative work on history, society, power, and the state has influenced several generations of readers and political activists, and even shaped important developments in postcolonial thought. But Gramsci’s thinking is scattered across the thousands of notebook pages he wrote while he was imprisoned by Italy’s fascist government from 1926 until shortly before his death. To guide readers through Gramsci’s life and works, historian Jean-Yves Frétigné offers To Live Is to Resist, an accessible, compelling, and deeply researched portrait of an extraordinary figure. Throughout the book, Frétigné emphasizes Gramsci’s quiet heroism and his unwavering commitment to political practice and resistance. Most powerfully, he shows how Gramsci never surrendered, even in conditions that stripped him of all power—except, of course, the power to think.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Part I. From Sardinian Gramsci to National Gramsci

1 In Sardinia

2 A Poor Student in Turin

Part II. From National Gramsci to Internationalist Gramsci

3 A Socialist Journalist, Marginal and Original

4 From the Experience of L’Ordine Nuovo to His Departure for Moscow

Part III. The Bolshevik

5 In the Service of the Comintern

6 At the Head of the New Communist Party of Italy

Part IV. The Prisoner

7 For Twenty Years, We Must Stop This Brain from Functioning

8 The Prisoner and the Philosopher

Epilogue

English Editions of Gramsci’s Writings

Selected Chronology of Gramsci’s Life

Appendix A: Family Tree of the Schucht Family

Appendix B: Overview of Gramsci’s Visits and Visitors between May 1927 and His Death in April 1937

Notes

Translator’s Note and Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-71912-X

OCLC:

1288214967