Columbia University Press's multivolume Prison Notebooks is the only complete critical edition of Antonio Gramsci's seminal writings in English. Based on the authoritative Italian edition of Gramsci's work, Quaderni del Carcere, this comprehensive translation presents the intellectual as he ought to be read and understood, with critical notes that clarify Gramsci's history, culture, and sources; an index of names; and a contextualization of the thinker's ideas against his earlier writings and letters. This set includes notebooks 1 through 8 with all attendant notes and materials and is an indispensible resource for scholars in the humanities and social sciences -- Provided by the publisher.
Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher and political theorist known for his seminal work "Prison Notebooks." His writing style was profound and insightful, blending philosophy, politics, and culture. Gramsci's key contribution to literature was his concept of cultural hegemony and the role of intellectuals in society.