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Il Canto X dell’Inferno. Una chiosa alla «piccola scoperta» dantesca di Gramsci

  • Joseph Francese

From Gramsci’s prison notes on Inferno X a definition of national-popular literature can be culled. In this Canto form and content are perfectly synthesized in a psychological drama with which subaltern readers can identify when they can see their emotions are depicted artistically. This allows for further introspection and enhanced appreciate elevated artistic renderings that sincerely express such examples of shared humanity.

  • Keywords:
  • Inferno X,
  • Gramsci’s “little discovery,
  • ” Subaltern historical-critical method,
  • Catharsis,
  • Means of expression,
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Joseph Francese

Michigan State University, United States - ORCID: 0000-0001-7328-5332

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Il Canto X dell’Inferno. Una chiosa alla «piccola scoperta» dantesca di Gramsci

Authors

Joseph Francese

Language

Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0925-0.15

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

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© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Bibliographic Information

Book Title

Antonio Gramsci

Book Subtitle

Vita morale e fede socialista

Authors

Joseph Francese

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

184

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

Metadata License

CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0925-0

ISBN Print

979-12-215-0924-3

eISBN (pdf)

979-12-215-0925-0

eISBN (epub)

979-12-215-0926-7

Series Title

Studi e saggi

Series ISSN

2704-6478

Series E-ISSN

2704-5919

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