TY  - BOOK
AU  - Manzoni,Alessandro
TI  - The betrothed
SN  - 1613820143
PY  - 2011///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - Simon & Brown
KW  - Italian fiction
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Peasants
KW  - Italy
KW  - Lombardy
KW  - History
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Lombardy (Italy)
KW  - Spanish rule, 1535-1714
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - gsafd
N1  - "First published in 1827"--Title page verso; Translation of: Promessi sposi
N2  - "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"--Page 4 of cover
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