02715cam a2200349 4500 607920581 TxAuBib 20221129120000.0 210322s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021013561 9780679643562 HRD 28.99 0679643567 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib eng ita Manzoni, Alessandro, 1785-1873. Promessi sposi English. The betrothed [BOOK] : a seventeenth-century Milanese story discovered and rewritten / Alessandro Manzoni ; edition revised by the author ; translated by Michael F. Moore ; preface by Jhumpa Lahiri. 2022 Modern Library edition, First edition. New York : The Modern Library, 2022. xxxi, 663 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. "Edition revised by the author" -- title page. Includes bibliographical references. "The Betrothed is an inextricable thread in the fabric of Italian culture, one of the most influential works in the Italian literary canon, and required reading in Italian schools. Published in 1827 but set two hundred years earlier, it is considered thefirst iteration of the historical novel; Edgar Allen Poe declared it "a work which promises to be the commencement of a new style in novel-writing" in 1835. But, until now, it has remained relatively unknown to U.S. readers. The novel is the story of twoyoung lovers, forced to flee their village after a dangerous and powerful man threatens their marriage and their lives. But Manzoni draws on historical events to weave a much wider tapestry: He brings to vivid life Spanish occupation during the Thirty Years' War, the bubonic plague, famine, politics, religion, poverty, class tensions, and a colorful cast of characters, all of which provide an unforgettable portrait of Italian life and society. But within Manzoni's epic tale of seventeenth-century Italy, readers will spot powerful echoes of our modern day: the consequences of government negligence, entrenched divisions of wealth and privilege, a country gripped by panic as an unstoppable illness spreads"-- Provided by publisher. 20221129. Translated from the Italian. Peasants Italy Lombardy History Fiction. Lombardy (Italy) History Spanish rule, 1535-1714 Fiction. Lombardy (Italy) Social conditions Fiction. Historical fiction. Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23-, translator. Lahiri, Jhumpa, 1967-, writer of afterword.