{"product_id":"the-betrothed-i-promessi-sposi-paperback","title":"The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Manzoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce Penman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBruce Penman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The great plague novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, \u003ci\u003eThe Betrothed\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Betrothed\u003c\/i\u003e'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandro Manzoni\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1785 near Lake Como, Italy. Sent to boarding school at the age of five, he felt estranged from his family, particularly when his mother left his father. As a young man Manzoni subscribed to the ideas of the French Revolution, joining his mother in Paris, where he married Henriette Blondel in 1808. He wrote throughout his life, but suffered from a nervous disorder which grew progressively worse through his lifetime. He died in 1873. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bruce Penman\u003c\/b\u003e was a versatile linguist fluent in four languages, knowledgeable of ten. In 1984 his translation of \u003ci\u003eChina \u003c\/i\u003eby Gildo Fossati won the John Florio Prize for best translation from the Italian. He died in 1986.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753845817632,"sku":"9780140442748","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e896ddce4ae4165f91991d731a6662bf.webp?v=1780028309","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-betrothed-i-promessi-sposi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}