Fascist imprisonment ended Gramsci’s active intellectual life at forty-six

Evidence

Antonio Gramsci (1891– 1937) is to this day among the most infl uential thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in Sardinia, he studied philosophy at the University of Turin. He was an active and militant intellectual until his imprisonment in 1926 by the Fascist regime. He spent the rest of his life in prison, and died at the age of 46. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1673

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Imprisonment shifted Gramsci’s struggle from active to patient endurance — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 237; Gramsci’s imprisonment by fascism shaped his theory of the capitalist state; Fascist prison conditions nearly killed Gramsci before transfer to Formia — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 239

Broader Connections

• Imprisonment shifted Gramsci’s struggle from active to patient endurance #expands (0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 237
• Gramsci’s imprisonment by fascism shaped his theory of the capitalist state #expands (0.80)
• Fascist prison conditions nearly killed Gramsci before transfer to Formia #qualifies (0.75) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 239