This is the second volume of the anthology of Mario Tronti's writings. The two-volume anthology is divided into four sections, corresponding to four periods we have identified as four distinct phases of Tronti's intellectual and political journey: ‘The viewpoint (1958–1967)’ and ‘The workers’ movement and the political (1968–1984)’ – which compose Volume I; and ‘Realism and transcendence (1985–1998)’ and ‘Thinking the twentieth century (1999–2023)’ – which compose the present volume. This introduction aims to reconstruct the final two phases and contextualise the texts produced by Tronti from the 1980s until his death in 2023. As stated in the Introduction to Volume I, the moments of transition from one period to the next always signal Tronti's rethinking of his theoretical foundations and political practice. The effort attempted in these pages thus responds to the same criterion that has inspired the selection of the texts to be included in the anthology: it is a hermeneutic intervention which aims to establish an internal dialogue within the texts in order to render the development of Tronti's intellectual and political path while restoring historical depth to its various passages.
Introduction to Volume II
Matteo Cavalleri
2026-01-01
Abstract
This is the second volume of the anthology of Mario Tronti's writings. The two-volume anthology is divided into four sections, corresponding to four periods we have identified as four distinct phases of Tronti's intellectual and political journey: ‘The viewpoint (1958–1967)’ and ‘The workers’ movement and the political (1968–1984)’ – which compose Volume I; and ‘Realism and transcendence (1985–1998)’ and ‘Thinking the twentieth century (1999–2023)’ – which compose the present volume. This introduction aims to reconstruct the final two phases and contextualise the texts produced by Tronti from the 1980s until his death in 2023. As stated in the Introduction to Volume I, the moments of transition from one period to the next always signal Tronti's rethinking of his theoretical foundations and political practice. The effort attempted in these pages thus responds to the same criterion that has inspired the selection of the texts to be included in the anthology: it is a hermeneutic intervention which aims to establish an internal dialogue within the texts in order to render the development of Tronti's intellectual and political path while restoring historical depth to its various passages.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
