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A ground breaking study that shows Gramsci's originality can be traced to his lifelong interest in language and linguistics.
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Widely seen as among the most influential Italian thinkers of all time, Antonio Gramsci's highly original Marxism continues to be studied across the globe, even after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Gramsci and Languages offers an explanation of this originality and traces the origins of certain features of Gramsci's political thought by looking at his lifelong interest in language
Author Biography
Alessandro Carlucci (PhD) is Lector in Italian at the University of Oxford. He has published widely on Gramsci, and is the editor of New Approaches to Gramsci: Language, Philosophy and Politics, special issue of the Journal of Romance Studies (2012).
Table of Contents
PrefaceIntroductionLinguistic reflections as an integral part of Gramsci's legacy Modern linguistics and the philosophy of praxisTowards a better understanding of Gramsci's views1. The limited number of writings usually considered2. The risks involved in neglecting Gramsci's biography3. Identifying sources and cultural links: a productive trend in recent research4. Linguistic themes and the debates on Gramsci's LeninismDiversity and unification: a few considerations in conclusion1. Experiencing Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Unification1.1. Sardinian in Gramsci's life1.2. Gramsci's correspondence1.3. The Sardinian years1.4. Turin1.5. The Sassari Brigade in Turin, April-July 19191.5.1. The arrival of the Brigade1.5.2. The editorial board of L'Ordine Nuovo1.5.3. The successful campaign among Sardinian soldiers1.6. From Turin to the prison years1.7. Gramsci's views on national linguistic unification1.7.1. 'Every individual ... is a philosopher'1.7.2. The shortcomings of monolingualism1.7.3. Final remarks2. Influences and Differences: The Formation of Gramsci's Views2.1. Gramsci's direct and indirect sources in language studies2.2. Echoes of Saussure's ideas2.2.1. Grammar2.2.2. Metaphors2.2.3. Language planning2.2.4. The penetration of Saussurean concepts into Italian intellectual culture2.2.5. A possible channel of transmission: the Cours in Russia, 1917-19252.2.6. Final remarks2.3. Language and social classes2.3.1. Sociological linguistics and the Marxist critique of language2.3.2. Bukharin2.3.3. Sociolinguistic variation and the national question in the USSR2.3.4. Grammar and language education for the popular masses2.3.5. Final remarks2.4. Glottopolitical aspects of Lenin's influence2.4.1. Early Marxist approaches to language policies: Marx and Engels2.4.2. The Second International2.4.3. Lenin2.4.4. Did Gramsci know Lenin's ideas on language?2.4.5. Affinities2.4.6. Jewish autonomy: a case of partial divergence2.4.7. Final remarks2.5. Rationalising and unifying linguistic communication2.5.1. Soviet Esperantism2.5.2. Proletarian culture2.5.3. Sources and periodisation2.5.4. Continuity and consistency of Gramsci's glottopolitical views2.5.5. Final remarks: Soviet inputs and the development of Gramsci's views3. Political Implications3.1. Gramsci and the linguistics of his time3.2. Language and politics in Gramsci's writings3.3. The role of linguistic themes in shaping Gramsci's politics3.3.1. Necessary conditions3.3.2. Centres of irradiation3.3.3. The Jacobins3.3.4. Language and hegemony3.4. Gramsci's specificity3.4.1. A man 'in flesh and blood'3.4.2. Gramsci's Marxism3.4.3. Final remarksConclusions: Gramscian Links between Language and PoliticsGramsci in linguistics......and linguistics in GramsciAppendix: Gramsci's Legacy, 1937–20074.1. The reception of Gramsci's writings: the letters4.2. Lost, unpublished and recently published material4.2.1. Matteo Bartoli's glottology course of 1912–134.2.2. Gramsci's translation of Finck's work4.2.3. Gramsci's comments on Panzini's Italian grammar4.2.4. Early work on Manzoni4.3. Pre-prison writings and prison notes4.4. Gramsci's writings on language4.5. Gramsci and linguistic disciplines4.5.1. Early research4.5.2. Exploring Gramsci's ideas on language4.5.3. Using Gramsci's ideas on language4.5.4. Gramsci's influence and its limits: some examples4.5.5. Final remarksReferencesIndex
Review
"With this book, Carlucci makes a significant contribution to the growing international scholarship and debates on Gramsci. The originality of Gramsci and Languages lies mainly in its ability to recast three fundamental aspects of Gramsci's political, intellectual and personal biography: the role of Sardinia, the influence of Italian and European historical linguistics on the development of Gramsci's thought, as well as his encounter with Bolshevism and Lenin's thought."Giuseppe Vacca, President of the Fondazione Istituto Gramsci.Carlucci's study is a meticulous and at times brilliant exploration of Gramsci's relationship with the linguistic question a very enjoyable and informative read for anyone passionate about Gramscian matters, and about language in a social context more generally."Neelam Srivastava, Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at Newcastle University, H-Italy."Gramsci and Languages is a very important addition to contemporary studies on Gramsci. It should be of interest also to philosophers (and philosophers of language in particular), and to scholars in social, cultural, and political studies."Piotr Stalmaszczyk, Professor of English and General Linguistics at the University of Lodz, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books."This is a fascinating study of how Gramsci's interest in language shaped his politics and political theory. The reader will find important, newly discovered material on the influence of both Saussure and Soviet scholars of the 1920s. This book gives the clearest and most up to date account of Gramsci the philologist as well as the political activist, and adds to our knowledge of the Sardinian's life in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s."Carl Levy, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London"So much partial or misdirected work has recently appeared in English that appropriates Gramsci for its putative authority that Alessandro Carlucci (in Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony) has done yeoman work providing new background and readings of the still untranslated parts of The Prison Notebooks (Lawrence & Wishart [1971]) to show about Gramsci's lifelong interest in the interplay of culture, politics, and language."Stephen Shapiro, University of Warwick, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Oxford University Press, 2014."With this book, Carlucci makes a significant contribution to the growing international scholarship and debates on Gramsci. The originality of Gramsci and Languages lies mainly in its ability to recast three fundamental aspects of Gramsci's political, intellectual and personal biography: the role of Sardinia, the influence of Italian and European historical linguistics on the development of Gramsci's thought, as well as his encounter with Bolshevism and Lenin's thought." —Giuseppe Vacca, President of the Fondazione Istituto Gramsci."Carlucci's study is a meticulous and at times brilliant exploration of Gramsci's relationship with the linguistic question … a very enjoyable and informative read for anyone passionate about Gramscian matters, and about language in a social context more generally."—Neelam Srivastava, Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at Newcastle University, H-Italy."Gramsci and Languages is a very important addition to contemporary studies on Gramsci. It should be of interest also to philosophers (and philosophers of language in particular), and to scholars in social, cultural, and political studies." —Piotr Stalmaszczyk, Professor of English and General Linguistics at the University of Lodz, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books."This is a fascinating study of how Gramsci's interest in language shaped his politics and political theory. The reader will find important, newly discovered material on the influence of both Saussure and Soviet scholars of the 1920s. This book gives the clearest and most up to date account of Gramsci the philologist as well as the political activist, and adds to our knowledge of the Sardinian's life in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s."—Carl Levy, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London"So much partial or misdirected work has recently appeared in English that appropriates Gramsci for its putative authority that Alessandro Carlucci (in Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony) has done yeoman work providing new background and readings of the still untranslated parts of The Prison Notebooks (Lawrence & Wishart [1971]) to show about Gramsci's lifelong interest in the interplay of culture, politics, and language."—Stephen Shapiro, University of Warwick, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Widely seen as among the most influential Italian thinkers of all time, Antonio Gramsci's highly original Marxism continues to be studied across the globe, even after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Gramsci and Languages offers an explanation of this originality and traces the origins of certain features of Gramsci's political thought by looking at his lifelong interest in language
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"With this book, Carlucci makes a significant contribution to the growing international scholarship and debates on Gramsci. The originality of Gramsci and Languages lies mainly in its ability to recast three fundamental aspects of Gramsci's political, intellectual and personal biography: the role of Sardinia, the influence of Italian and European historical linguistics on the development of Gramsci's thought, as well as his encounter with Bolshevism and Lenin's thought." --Giuseppe Vacca, President of the Fondazione Istituto Gramsci. "Gramsci and Languages is a very important addition to contemporary studies on Gramsci. It should be of interest also to philosophers (and philosophers of language in particular), and to scholars in social, cultural, and political studies." --Piotr Stalmaszczyk, Professor of English and General Linguistics at the University of Lodz, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books . "This is a fascinating study of how Gramsci's interest in language shaped his politics and political theory. The reader will find important, newly discovered material on the influence of both Saussure and Soviet scholars of the 1920s. This book gives the clearest and most up to date account of Gramsci the philologist as well as the political activist, and adds to our knowledge of the Sardinian's life in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s." --Carl Levy, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London "So much partial or misdirected work has recently appeared in English that appropriates Gramsci for its putative authority that Alessandro Carlucci (in Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony ) has done yeoman work providing new background and readings of the still untranslated parts of The Prison Notebooks (Lawrence & Wishart [1971]) to show about Gramsci's lifelong interest in the interplay of culture, politics, and language" --Stephen Shapiro, University of Warwick, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory , Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Details ISBN160846413X Short Title GRAMSCI & LANGUAGES Language English ISBN-10 160846413X ISBN-13 9781608464135 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Haymarket Books Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Series Historical Materialism DEWEY 335.43092 Year 2015 Author Alessandro Carlucci Subtitle Historical Materialism, Volume 59 Series Number 59 NZ Release Date 2015-04-23 UK Release Date 2015-04-23 Pages 264 Publisher Haymarket Books Audience General AU Release Date 2015-03-16 Publication Date 2015-03-10 US Release Date 2015-03-10 We've got this
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