Betrothed

Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F Moore, Jhumpa Lahiri

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Betrothed

Betrothed

Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F Moore, Jhumpa Lahiri

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Greatly admired by Sir Walter Scott, The Betrothed is a work of immense historical significance which marks the literary genius of Manzoni. This study edition contains both the text and a commentary upon it.

Critical 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

Publishing Information

Publisher: Modern Library
Pub date: 2024-09-03
Length: 704 pages

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