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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806921903321

Autore

Carlucci Alessandro

Titolo

Gramsci and languages : unification, diversity, hegemony / / by Alessandro Carlucci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25639-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Historical materialism book series, , 1570-1522 ; ; volume 59

Disciplina

410.92

Soggetti

Language and languages - Political aspects

Linguistics - Philosophy

Critical theory

Sociolinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Experiencing Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Unification -- 2. Influences and Differences: The Formation of Gramsci’s Views -- 3. Political Implications -- Conclusions: Gramscian Links between Language and Politics -- Appendix: Gramsci’s Legacy, 1937–2007 -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of the prestigious 'Giuseppe Sormani International Prize' for the best monograph on Antonio Gramsci (4th edition, 2012-2017). Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) is one of the most translated Italian authors of all time. After the Second World War his thought became increasingly influential, and remained relevant throughout the second half of the century. Today, it is generally agreed that his Marxism has highly original and personal features, as confirmed by the fact that his international influence has continued to grow since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gramsci and Languages offers an explanation of this originality and traces the origins of certain specific features of Gramsci’s political thought by looking at his lifelong interest in language, especially in questions of linguistic diversity and unification.