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The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi

The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi

Penman, Bruce
Penman, Bruce
Manzoni, Alessandro

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 014044274X
ISBN13: 9780140442748
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Mar 6 1984
Pages: 720
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
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.

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