Walter Benjamin and Antonio Gramsci: A Missed Encounter (Marx and Marxisms)

By: Dario Gentili and Elettra Stimilli and Gabriele Guerra

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Synopsis: This book marks a missed encounter between two of the most influential Marxist thinkers of our age, Walter Benjamin and Antonio Gramsci, studied here for the first time side by side. Benjamin and Gramsci were contemporaries, whose births and deaths took place within a few years of each other in Western Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Two Marxists sui generis, they radically changed Marxism’s themes and vocabulary, profoundly influencing the most significant analyses and debates. At a time in which Marxism was considered to be outdated and in crisis, both Gramsci’s and Benjamin’s thoughts provided resources for its renewal: particularly in postcolonial studies for Gramsci and in new media studies for Benjamin. Both were victims of fascism, on the threshold of the catastrophe of the Second World War. These two philosophers’ posthumous fortune depended on the transmission of their thought, which was first entrusted to friends and comrades, and then to entire generations of scholars from a wide range of disciplines. Editors, Dario Gentili, Elettra Stimilli, and Gabriele Guerra explore with leading voices on Benjamin and Gramsci the most relevant and topical issues today. The book gives an indispensable new perspective in Marxism for students and researchers alike.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 222 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040129937
Related ISBNs:: 9781040129883, 9781032599717, 9781003457039, 9781032599700
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/15/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Dario Gentili, Elettra Stimilli, and Gabriele Guerra
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Dario Gentili
Edited by:: Elettra Stimilli
Edited by:: Gabriele Guerra