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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. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language.
- Alessandro Manzoni
- 1827
Oct 10, 2022 · After “The Betrothed” Manzoni lived thirty more years, but he never wrote another novel. He almost didn’t have to. To the Italians, he was a national hero.
- Joan Acocella
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (UK: / mænˈzoʊni /, US: / mɑːn (d) ˈzoʊni /, Italian: [alesˈsandro manˈdzoːni]; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) [ 1 ] was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. [ 2 ] He is famous for the novel The Betrothed (orig. Italian: I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces ...
Sep 23, 2022 · When the bubonic plague reappeared in Milan in 1629, Alessandro Manzoni wrote in the historical novel “The Betrothed,” public-health officials found that their warnings were either ignored or ...
- Sam Sacks
The Betrothed (1825-1827), novel of Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni, greatly influenced fiction and served as the basis for several operas and films. Work of this famous poet generally ranks among the masterpieces of world literature. This fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified language also symbolized the ...
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The Betrothed. 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. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and ...
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Manzoni wrote poetry, fiction, plays, and treatises on language, literature, and religion. Already famous in Europe as a poet (for “March 1821” and “The Fifth of May”), he began to write his only novel, The Betrothed, in 1821. The first version appeared in 1828.
