with a new introduction by ERIC J. HOBSBAWM"Very usefully pulls the key passages from Gramsci's writings into one volume, which allows English-language readers an overall view of his work. Particularly valuable are the connections it draws across his work
A compelling analysis of the relations between high and mass culture, from tragedy and horror to detective fiction and classical realism.Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstein and The Waste Land — all are celebrated
