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| Founded | 1873; 152 years ago (1873) inFlorence, Italy |
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| Founder | Giulio Cesare Sansoni |
Key people | Giovanni Gentile |
| Owner | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
Sansoni is an Italianpublisher founded in1873 by Giulio Cesare Sansoni, located inFlorence.
Until the1930s, Sansoni devoted almost all its attention to literature, with its works mostly aimed at schools and universities. Some of its most important collections are "Raccolta di opere inedite o rare di ogni secolo della letteratura italiana" (started in 1880), "Biblioteca scolastica di classici italiani (started in 1885), "Collezione di classici greci" (started in 1887), "Biblioteca critica della letteratura italiana" (started in 1895).
In 1932 Sansoni was bought byGiovanni Gentile who extended its scope into philosophy and history.[1] He started some new magazines including the second series of "Giornale critico della filosofia italiana", "Critica d'arte" (directed byRanuccio Bianchi Bandinelli,Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti andRoberto Longhi), "Lingua nostra" (directed byBruno Migliorini eGiacomo Devoto).
After the end of World War II and the assassination of Gentile in 1944, the publisher was managed by his son Federico.[2] He opened the way to encyclopedias (including Enciclopedia cattolica andEnciclopedia dello spettacolo) and dictionaries. In 1976 Federico Gentile sold the company toRizzoli and on the same year he founded the publishing houseLe Lettere (still located in Florence).[3] Le Lettere acquired part of the titles of Sansoni, including Giovanni Gentile'sOpera Omnia. Sansoni became later one of the many trademarks ofArnoldo Mondadori Editore. Sansoni's archives are inArchivio di Stato di Firenze, which is restoring and inventorying them after theflood of 1966.
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