Barbara Continenza
University of Rome "Tor Vergata",Rome, I
Keywords:
Evolutionism in Italy , Giuseppe Montalenti
Abstract
The paper highlights the role played by Giuseppe Montalenti in the dissemination of evolutionism in Italy in the 20th century, from the Thirties to the Seventies. Through a shrewd use of bibliographic policies - translations, introductions to Darwin’s and Darwininian works - Montalenti succeeded in popularizing evolutionism, as well as a broader notion of biology, in the comparatively backward cultural and scientific Novecento Italian scene.
