JOURNAL ARTICLE

A Test of Names: Franco Fortini and Primo Levi on the Language of Anti-Fascism.

  • Published In: CounterText, 2023, v. 9, n. 2. P. 236 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Toscano, Alberto 3 of 3

Abstract

The 1960s and 1970s witnessed intense debates over the definition of fascism and the practice of anti-fascism among Italian communist and left-wing intellectuals. This article explores the political problem of how to name fascism, and the related issue of anti-fascist language, by homing in on the writings of poet and critic Franco Fortini – who debated the question of the 'new fascism' with Pier Paolo Pasolini – and the multiple efforts by Primo Levi to rethink the meaning of anti-fascism in the face of fascism's capacity to mutate under changing historical and political conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:CounterText. 2023/08, Vol. 9, Issue 2, p236
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:20564406
  • DOI:10.3366/count.2023.0307
  • Accession Number:173367594
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