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The Betrothed (Italian: I promessi sposi Italian: [i proˈmessi ˈspɔːzi]) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes, and significantly revised and rewritten until the definitive version published between 1840 and 1842.
- Alessandro Manzoni
- I promessi sposi
- 1827
- 720
10 de oct. de 2022 · Italy’s Great Historical Novel. Henry James decried the nineteenth century’s “loose baggy monsters,” but a new translation of Alessandro Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” demonstrates the genre’s...
- Joan Acocella
The Betrothed is an interesting historical fiction set in 1628-30 in Lombardy during the Spanish rule. The novel addresses the political climate, the execution of justice, the general life of the people, the domination and manipulation of common people by the nobles, and the calamities of the times including the famine and the Great Plague of ...
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The Betrothed. Alessandro Manzoni. Penguin Publishing Group, 1972 - Fiction - 720 pages. “The great plague novel.” —The New Yorker Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late...
- Alessandro Manzoni
- illustrated, reprint
- Bruce Penman
- Bruce Penman
Alessandro Manzoni. Penguin UK, Nov 24, 1983 - Fiction - 720 pages. Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and...
- Bruce Penman
- Alessandro Manzoni
- The BetrothedPenguin classics
13 de sept. de 2022 · In the fall of 1628, two young lovers are forced to flee their village on the shores of Lake Como after a powerful lord prevents their marriage, plunging them into the maelstrom of history. Manzoni draws on actual people and events to create an unforgettable fresco of Italian life and society.
About The Betrothed. “The great plague novel.” —The New Yorker Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself.
