by Alessandro Manzoni · tapa blanda · ISBN 9798619630558
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«I Promessi Sposi» is the historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, published by Independently Published in paperback (546 pages, in Italian).
In seventeenth-century Lombardy, Renzo and Lucia, two young peasant betrothed, see their marriage interrupted by the opposition of a local lord and must flee separately, immersed in wars, social tensions and a plague epidemic. Manzoni weaves a reflection on faith, justice and the human condition.
The novel was originally published in 1827; the definitive version dates from 1842. This specific edition appeared on 29 February 2020.
For readers of historical fiction and classics of Italian literature, interested in seventeenth-century Italy.
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni was an Italian philosopher, poet, playwright, and novelist. He is best known for the novel The Betrothed, generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel, published in 1827, is a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento for its patriotic message, and also because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern and unified Italian language.
