Book
I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)
- Published
- 1840
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 380
- Words
- 154690
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6598075-the-betrothed?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 13–17
- Ambleside year
- Years 8–9 · ages 13–17
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Considered one of the most important novels ever written in the Italian language, "The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)" is Alessandro Manzoni's 1827 historical novel, which details the terribly oppressive rule of the Spanish over Italy in the early 1600s. At the center of the novel is the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, whose marriage is forbidden by the local baron. Set against all odds Renzo and Lucia's love must struggle against the ravages of war, famine, and the plague.
Collections
Harvard Classics
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780766182226
- ISBN-10
- 0766182223
Tags
CourtshipCultureEmotions-LoveFamily Life-MarriageHarvard ClassicsHistoryItaly