Project Gutenberg 2011-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 428 Manzoni, Alessandro 1785 1873 I promessi sposi. English The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Emanuela Piasentini, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative centers on two lovers, Renzo Tramaglino and Lucia Mondella, who become entangled in a web of social and personal conflicts that threaten their betrothal. Against the backdrop of 17th-century Italy, the story explores themes of love, tyranny, faith, and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in a corrupt society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Don Abbondio, a timid and cowardly curate who is confronted by two intimidating bravoes. They threaten him to prevent the marriage of Renzo and Lucia, revealing the dangerous power dynamics in their society. The narrative provides rich descriptions of the setting around Lake Como and highlights Don Abbondio's internal fears and helplessness in the face of external threats. As he seeks solace in his home, the stage is set for the struggles that Renzo and Lucia will face as they attempt to navigate love amidst societal corruption and oppression. The opening lays a foundation for the dramatic developments to come, establishing a sense of urgency and the complexities of human relations in a turbulent historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35155/35155-h/images/cover.jpg en Historical fiction Plague -- Fiction Italian fiction -- Translations into English Milan (Italy) -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 1559-1789 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1034700 1034705 2024-10-15T04:12:48.000423 2023-09-15T09:55:47.783475 text/html text/html 1045063 2022-12-11T16:11:20 text/html 488519 2024-10-15T04:12:57.892327 application/epub+zip 506854 2024-10-15T04:12:49.153433 application/epub+zip 444506 2024-10-15T04:12:48.593391 application/epub+zip 778493 2024-10-15T04:13:05.482338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714542 2024-10-15T04:12:57.370415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652905 2022-09-16T07:16:24.102228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001534 1001562 2024-10-15T04:12:46.330402 2023-09-15T09:55:46.112426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1001743 2022-12-11T16:25:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21351 2024-10-15T04:13:05.789310 application/rdf+xml 11151 2024-10-15T04:12:48.694387 image/jpeg 2272 2024-10-15T04:12:48.644387 image/jpeg 379872 2022-12-11T16:27:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 484366 2022-12-11T16:27:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 475971 2024-10-15T04:12:48.094393 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia