1st Edition

An Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks

By Lorenzo Fusaro, Jason Xidias Copyright 2017
100 Pages
by Macat Library

100 Pages
by Macat Library

100 Pages
by Macat Library

Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks is a remarkable work, not only because it was written in jail as the Italian Marxist thinker fell victim to political oppression in his home country, but also because it shows his impressive analytical ability. First published in 1948, 11 years after Gramsci’s death, Prison Notebooks ably demonstrates that the writer has an innate ability to understand the... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was Gramsci? 

What does Prison Notebooks Say? 

Why does Prison Notebooks Matter?  

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Lorenzo Fusaro did his postgraduate research at King's College London and is currently a member of the Department of Economics at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco.

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King’s College London and the University of California, Berkeley.