Antonio A. Santucci (1949-2004) was for several years the Director of the Center for Gramscian Studies at the Istituto Gramsci in Rome. He taught at the Universities of Sassari, Parma, and Naples before joining the faculty of the University of Salerno as professor of political science. Santucci's numerous publications on Marxist political thought include the complete Italian critical editions of Gramsci's pre-prison and prison letters.