Bachofen

by Furio Jesi, Andrea Cavalletti (Editor )

Risalente al 1972, quando Jesi era immerso nella traduzione del Matriarcato, questo saggio inedito su Bachofen - arricchito da un'appendice di note e materiali anch'essi pubblicati qui per la prima volta - si affianca, come una forza autonoma e complementare, allo scritto sullo stesso autore che Walter Benjamin aveva composto durante l'esilio parigino. Jesi riprende e spinge oltre se stesse le categorie dei mitologi reazionari, fino a leggere il nesso tra tomba e proprietà, e la paura degli antichi di restare insepolti, come «allegoria del presente borghese - del vincolo borghese fra senso della proprietà e senso della morte insito nelle "cose"».

95 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Furio Jesi (May 19, 1941 - June 17, 1980) was an Italian historian, writer, archaeologist, germanist and philosopher.
The only son of "war hero" Bruno Jesi, Furio Jesi was an independent scholar of myth, Egyptology, history of Mediterranean religions, philology and archeology, most notable for his work on extending the ideas of Karl Kerényi including studies of the science of myth and the difference between classic Myths and "Technified Myths".
With no formal degree, Jesi published, beginning at the age of 15, a series of studies on the world of ancient Greece and Egypt, including on the topic of mythological themes and mystery cults. His focus on the consistency of myths in modern times has influenced political activists like the Wu Ming collective in Italy.
Jesi was also an active translator and consultant for Italian publishers on the topic of German literature.

Jesi died at age 39 carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in Genoa, Italy.