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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780140442748
- Book Title
- Betrothed : I Promessi Sposi
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 1984
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Literary, Modern / 19th Century
- Item Weight
- 17.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 720 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014044274X
ISBN-13
9780140442748
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038303911
Product Key Features
Book Title
Betrothed : I Promessi Sposi
Number of Pages
720 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1984
Topic
Classics, Literary, Modern / 19th Century
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
73-165908
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"This is not just a book; it offers consolation to the whole of humanity." --Giuseppe Verdi "[Manzoni is] the only Italian literary figure whom his countrymen consider worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Dante . . . It is almost impossible to accept this book as a first novel. Through the virtuosity with which its creator deploys and refines his raw materials, the story of Renzo and Lucia . . . consistently transcends its considerable potential for sentimentality . . . The mélange of tones, styles and methods within the book makes the experience of reading it one of the most rewarding--and simultaneously most challenging--in nineteenth-century fiction." --from the Introduction by Jonathan Keates , "The 19th-century Italian literary classic renowned for its vivid descriptions of the 1630 pestilence that gutted Milan." -- The New York Times "Compulsory reading for Italian high school students, The Betrothed gives a historically accurate account of the bubonic plague that wiped out a quarter of Milan's population in 1629-1631." -- Politico "This is not just a book; it offers consolation to the whole of humanity." -- Giuseppe Verdi
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
853.7
Synopsis
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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., 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., "The great plague novel." -- The New Yorker 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
PQ4714
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