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| Bollati Boringhieri | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bollati Boringhieri |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founder | Nino Bollettieri; Renato Boringhieri |
| Country | Italy |
| Headquarters | Turin |
| Publications | Books, Journals |
| Topics | Literature, Philosophy, Science, Art, History |
Bollati Boringhieri is an Italian publishing house founded in Turin in 1949, notable for its contributions to humanities, sciences, and art publishing in Italy and internationally. The publisher developed a catalogue that connects Italian intellectual life with European and Anglo-American traditions, collaborating with figures from the fields of philosophy, literature, history, and science. Over decades it has engaged with major cultural institutions, scholars, and translators to shape scholarly and literary discourse.
Founded in post‑war Turin by Nino Bollettieri and Renato Boringhieri, the press emerged amid cultural reconstruction alongside institutions such as the University of Turin, the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, and the resurgence of Italian publishing after World War II. During the 1950s and 1960s Bollati Boringhieri expanded its list in parallel with the activities of contemporaries like Einaudi, Mondadori, Feltrinelli, Rizzoli, and Laterza, participating in debates associated with figures such as Norberto Bobbio, Giorgio Agamben, Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, and Gianni Vattimo. The firm’s development intersected with European networks that included Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Gallimard, Suhrkamp Verlag, and Rowohlt Verlag, facilitating translations and scholarly exchange. In the late 20th century the house weathered the pressures of consolidation exemplified by groups like Bertelsmann and Hachette Livre, while maintaining editorial independence and ties to academic circles such as the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici.
Bollati Boringhieri’s catalogue includes works in philosophy, literary criticism, history, art history, and the history of science, publishing authors associated with institutions like Sapienza University of Rome, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Notable authors in its lists have included Italian and international scholars and writers such as Giuseppe Semerari, Massimo Cacciari, Remo Bodei, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Karl Popper, Luciano Canfora, Maurizio Ferraris, Giorgio Agamben (where appropriate), and translators who worked on texts by Plato, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud. The publisher has also issued critical editions, essays, and monographs engaging with the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Caravaggio, Sandro Botticelli, and modern artists connected to Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and museums such as the Museo Nazionale del Cinema and the Museo Egizio. Periodical output and collected volumes have involved collaborations with research centres including the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and the European University Institute.
The editorial line emphasizes rigorous scholarship and cultural dialogue, aligning with intellectual currents represented by schools and movements tied to Analytic philosophy and Continental philosophy traditions (authors affiliated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Université Paris 1 Panthéon‑Sorbonne, and Humboldt University of Berlin). Series edited by the house have included critical editions, translations, and thematic collections comparable to series from Harvard University Press, Princeton University Press, and Columbia University Press. Collaborations with editors and scholars from institutions such as the British Academy, the Pontifical Gregorian University, and the Max Planck Society have shaped series devoted to the history of science, philology, and aesthetics. The publisher’s selections reflect interactions with movements and debates represented by names like Structuralism, Post‑structuralism, and figures from the Enlightenment and Romanticism.
Based in Turin, the house distributes through Italian and European channels, cooperating with distributors and booktrade partners active in markets overseen by trade fairs such as the Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino. Its books have been sold through major retailers and independent bookstores in cities like Milan, Rome, Florence, Paris, London, and New York City, and available in academic libraries such as those at Bodleian Library, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, and the Library of Congress holdings. Export and rights activities have engaged literary agents, rights departments, and festivals including the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Bologna Children's Book Fair for certain catalogues. The press has navigated distribution shifts occasioned by digital platforms associated with Amazon (company), specialized academic wholesalers, and library supply chains.
Works published by the house and its authors have been associated with prizes and honours such as the Strega Prize, the Premio Viareggio, the Premio Napoli, the Premio Bancarella, and academic recognitions like fellowships from the European Research Council and membership in academies including the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and the British Academy. Editions and translations have received critical acclaim in journals and reviews circulated by outlets such as Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, The Guardian, and Le Monde. Scholarly monographs have contributed to award lists in fields connected to the History of Science Society and associations like the American Historical Association.
Historically an independent family press, the company’s governance has involved editorial directors, board members, and partnerships with cultural foundations and academic institutions such as the Fondazione CRT and municipal cultural departments of Turin. Its corporate decisions reflect interactions with Italian regulatory frameworks and industry associations like the Associazione Italiana Editori and EU cultural policy forums connected to the European Commission. Management and ownership structures have balanced editorial autonomy with financial relationships involving private investors, philanthropic supporters, and institutional collaborations with universities and museums.
Category:Publishing companies of Italy Category:Companies based in Turin