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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
- 1827
Oct 10, 2022 · Books. 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...
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Sep 13, 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.
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- Alessandro Manzoni
- English
- 1827
- I promessi sposi. English
Feb 3, 2011 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Betrothed, by Alessandro Manzoni, et al This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Apr 6, 2020 · When the coronavirus broke out in Northern Italy in February, commentators reached immediately for the great historical novel, The Betrothed (1842), by Alessandro Manzoni, to describe the sense of panic gripping the country. The story culminates in the great plague of 1628-30, which ultimately took the lives of a quarter of the population of ...
