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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 imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters -
the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister 'Unnamed' - in their
struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed's exploration of
love, power and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of
the greatest European historical novels.
About Author:
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni was an Italian poet and novelist. He is famous for the
novel The Betrothed (Italian: I Promessi Sposi) (1840), generally ranked among the masterpieces
of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic
message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified
Italian language.
Other Editions:
- I Promessi Sposi (1827)
Books By Author:
- Adelchi
- I Promessi sposi - Storia della colonna infame -- Inni sacri - Odi civili
- Albigenses
- The Monastery
- The Viceroys
- Canzoniere
- Fontamara
- Ormond
- The Ragazzi
- Conversations in Sicily
- One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
- La Locandiera
Rewiews:
Meredith Stranges
"...every character--no matter how flawed--is seen as a human being working out his destiny in a
world that is essentially good." Imagine if we all re
"...every character--no matter how flawed--is seen as a human being working out his destiny in a
world that is essentially good." Imagine if we all responded to others with this in mind, every day?
Elizabeth
i have a neighbor born in italy & she is catholic. can't wait to see if she has read this.