Project Gutenberg 2014-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 465 Manzoni, Alessandro 1785 1873 I promessi sposi. Opere di Alessando Manzoni, vol. 1 Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "I promessi sposi" by Alessandro Manzoni is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The book tells the story of two lovers, Renzo and Lucia, who must navigate the challenges and adversities posed by a corrupt society and forces beyond their control to find their way to one another. The opening portion introduces readers to the life and thoughts of the young poet Alessandro Manzoni, reflecting on his childhood and early influences in Milan. He shares memories of the beautiful landscapes and idyllic settings of his youth, hinting at how they shaped his poetic sensibilities. Additionally, there is an exploration of his educational experiences and literary aspirations, coming into contact with various influential literary figures of his time, which foreshadows the eventual development of his characters and themes in "I promessi sposi." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45334/45334-h/images/cover.jpg it Historical fiction Plague -- Fiction Milan (Italy) -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 1559-1789 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi storici Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1571269 1571261 2024-10-19T05:53:48.293449 2023-09-19T16:49:41.730794 text/html text/html 1566161 2017-11-19T07:03:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2126818 2017-11-19T07:04:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2201477 2024-10-19T05:54:07.355404 application/epub+zip 2219235 2024-10-19T05:53:51.872465 application/epub+zip 702365 2024-10-19T05:53:50.162446 application/epub+zip 2635284 2024-10-19T05:54:19.413318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2523985 2024-10-19T05:54:05.189363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1013186 2022-09-20T17:09:11.027620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1472792 1472579 2024-10-19T05:53:45.939464 2023-09-19T16:49:39.868285 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1454851 2017-11-19T07:03:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 562969 2017-11-19T07:04:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21029 2024-10-19T05:54:20.309245 application/rdf+xml 16727 2024-10-19T05:53:50.345428 image/jpeg 2815 2024-10-19T05:53:50.266440 image/jpeg 2128405 2024-10-19T05:53:48.545392 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