Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 14:42:23 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan A. Alexander" <bnalexan-AT-umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Gramsci


Leo's brief notes on Gramsci are, for me, all very valuable.
	I want to dissent on one note: I'm not sure I ever argued for 
isolating the pre-prison from the prison writings.  I accepted the idea 
of reporting on G's take on fascism by focusing on the little-read early 
journalism for various reasons: this material is quite focused and 
organized; we are familiar with the PRISON NOTEBOOKS and can view the 
earlier writings as complements and expansions/antecedents; many of these 
essays address certain specific incidents and problems that the later 
works do not (various strikes, criticisms, figures, etc.).  There's also 
the sense of realism - I don't have the time right now to do a report on 
a second, massive book as well as the first: the first will give us 
plenty to work on for now.
	In other words: I hope list members will work in their 
conceptions of the overall Gramsci oevre into discussions on these 
particular items.



Bryan Alexander
Department of English
University of Michigan
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