The Betrothed
by Alessandro Manzoni
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 014044274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442748
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A historical novel set in Lombardy during the wars, famine and plague of the period 1628-30. Two star-crossed lovers are tested by the political injustices of their situation, the virulence of the plague, and a life in exile, away from
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ALESSANDRO MANZONI, a revered poet, novelist, and statesman, was born in Milan in 1785 and died in 1873. His masterpiece, I promessi sposi--The Betrothed--was groundbreaking for replacing conventional antiquated rhetorical forms with expressive and accessible prose. His innovative style won him a broad audience and powerfully influenced the Italian writers who succeeded him. About the Introducer: JONATHAN KEATES's works include the short story collection Allegro Postillions and the novel The Stranger's Gallery . He is the biographer of Handel, Purcell, and Stendhal, and is well known as a reviewer and writer on Italian culture and history. He teaches at the City of London School and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. About the Translator: ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN (1912-1964) studied at Oxford and the Royal College of Art and went to Italy to paint in the 1930s. In 1940 he became acting director of the British Institute in Naples and served as an intelligence officer during the war. He translated Giuseppi di Lampedusa's masterpiece, The Leopard , for Everyman's, and in 1954 wrote a biography of Manzoni.
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- Bookseller
- Ria Christie Collections
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Betrothed
- Author
- Alessandro Manzoni
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 12
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 014044274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442748
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- March 6, 1984
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