The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni

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Original Title: The Betrothed

ISBN: 014044274X
ISBN13: 9780140442748
Autor: Alessandro Manzoni/Bruce Penman (Translator)
Rating: 4.1 of 5 stars (691) counts
Original Format: Paperback, 720 pages
Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3.
Published: November 24th 1983 / by Penguin Classics / (first published 1840)
Language: English
Genre(s):
Classics- 218 users
European Literature >Italian Literature- 93 users
Historical Fiction- 56 users
Description:

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)

- I promessi sposi (Paperback)

- I Promessi Sposi (Paperback)

- I promessi sposi (Paperback)

- I promessi sposi (Paperback)

Books By Author:

- I promessi sposi. Antologia

 - I Promessi sposi e Storia della colonna infame

- Storia della colonna infame

- Adelchi

- I Promessi sposi - Storia della colonna infame -- Inni sacri - Odi civili

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Dec 01, 2016

BillKerwin
Rated it: it was amazing
Manzoni's historical novel The Betrothed--although not much read today in the English-speaking
world--is considered by many Italians to be the greatest novel written in their language. It is indeed
a great novel. Manzoni, building on the simple romantic story of an engaged couple whose
scheduled wedding is prevented by the designs of a lustful noble, creates a rich, many-shaded
portrait of life in the vicinity of Milan in the early 17th Century, featuring war, famine, plague and
riot, great crim
Manzoni's historical novel The Betrothed--although not much read today in the English-speaking
world--is considered by many Italians to be the greatest novel written in their language. It is indeed
a great novel. Manzoni, building on the simple romantic story of an engaged couple whose
scheduled wedding is prevented by the designs of a lustful noble, creates a rich, many-shaded
portrait of life in the vicinity of Milan in the early 17th Century, featuring war, famine, plague and
riot, great crime and sincere repentance, selfish and saintly deeds.
This is one of the least ironic and most compassionate books I have read, a book truly Catholic in
the best sense of the world, in which every character--no matter how flawed--is seen as a human
being working out his destiny in a world that is essentially good. God is merciful, and His church
offers sacramental comfort and absolution to all, even for the bloodiest of deeds and the rashest of
vows.
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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?

Apr 16, 2016 01:25PM

Elizabeth
i have a neighbor born in italy & she is catholic. can't wait to see if she has read this.

Sep 28, 2016 04:09AM