Description - The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
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.
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Book Details
ISBN: 9780140442748
Format: Paperback / softback
(198mm x 129mm x 31mm)
Pages: 720
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date: 24-Nov-1983
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
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