The Betrothed: Introduction by Jonathan Keates (Everyman's

The Betrothed: Introduction by Jonathan Keates (Everyman's Library Classics Series)

Italyâ€™s greatest novel and a masterpiece of world literature, The Betrothed chronicles the unforgettable romance of Renzo and Lucia, who endure tyranny, war, famine, and plague to be together.

Published in 1827 but set two centuries earlier, against the tumultuous backdrop of seventeenth-century Lombardy during the Thirty Yearsâ€™ War, The Betrothed is the story of two peasant lovers who want nothing more than to marry. Their region of northern Italy is under Spanish occupation, and when the vicious Spaniard Don Rodrigo blocks their union in an attempt to take Lucia for himself, the couple must struggle to persevere against his plotsâ€”which include false charges against Renzo and the kidnapping of Lucia by a robber baron called the Unnamedâ€”while beset by the hazards of war, bread riots, and a terrifying outbreak of bubonic plague. First and foremost a love story, the novel also weaves issues of faith, justice, power, and truth into a sweeping epic in the tradition of Ivanhoe, Les MisÃ©rables, and War and Peace. Groundbreakingly populist in its day and hugely influential to succeeding generations, Alessandro Manzoniâ€™s masterwork has long been considered one of Italyâ€™s national treasures.

Translated by Archibald Colquhoun

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Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2013-09-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375712340

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2013-09-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375712340

The Betrothed: Introduction by Jonathan Keates (Everyman's Library Classics Series)

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