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  1. 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
  2. The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi), published in 1827 and revised in 1842, is a historical novel by Italian author Alessandro Manzoni. The novel follows two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, in 1600s Lombardy; their courtship is derailed by a jealous plot to prevent their marriage, ultimately leading them to the plague-stricken city of Milan, where ...

  3. Oct 10, 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...

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  4. Fires burn the evil out, rains purify the land, and Renzo and Lucia are finally united in humble marriage. The novel blends aesthetico-poetic and ethico-religious elements in a creative synthesis...

  5. Complete summary of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Betrothed.

  6. Feb 3, 2011 · But Alessandro Manzoni is not only a skilful painter of individual portraits, he excels also in grand historical representations. In that of the plague at Milan, and the famine preceding it, his manner becomes bolder, his touch more free and majestic, without, however, losing any of its exquisite delicacy.

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  8. Books. 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...

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