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Antonio Gramsci

アントニオ・グラムシ

Antonio Guramushi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1891-01-22 (Ales, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy)
Died
1937-04-27 (Rome, Kingdom of Italy) age 46
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian
Religion
None
Residence History
Ales, Sardinia → Ghilarza, Sardinia → Turin → Rome

Career

Occupations
Marxist philosopher, Politician, Journalist
Active Years
1913-1937
Affiliations
Italian Socialist Party (PSI), Communist Party of Italy (PCd'I)
Memberships
Italian Socialist Party, Communist Party of Italy
Influenced By
Niccolò Machiavelli, Vilfredo Pareto, Benedetto Croce, Georges Sorel
Influenced
Louis Althusser, Étienne Balibar

Education

University of Turin
Linguistics
Period: 1911-1915
Country: Italy
withdrew

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Prison Notebooks

1947 Political Philosophy 3000 pages

Over 30 notebooks and 3,000 pages written during imprisonment, covering Italian history, cultural hegemony, and more.

Cultural hegemonyCivil societyOrganic intellectuals
Translations
  • Japanese translations available

Bibliography

  • Prison Notebooks
  • L'Ordine Nuovo

Style & Themes

Literary Style
DialecticalHistoricist
Recurring Motifs
HegemonyWar of positionHistoric bloc

Health

  • Pott's disease
    幼少期から
    Stunted growth and hunchback
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
    1930年代
    Deterioration in prison leading to death

Legacy

One of the most influential Marxist thinkers of the 20th century, known for cultural hegemony theory.

Museums

  • Gramsci House Museum Ales, Sardinia

Academic Societies

  • International Gramsci Society

Archives

  • Fondazione Gramsci

In Popular Culture

  • Cited in cultural studies and critical theory

Quotes

  • For twenty years we must stop this brain from functioning.
    Source: Prosecutor's statement at trial (1928)

Trivia

  • Alleged Juventus FC fan
  • Albanian ancestry from father's side