I promessi sposi

The Betrothed

Author

Alessandro Manzoni

Language

Italian

Year

1842

Country

Italy

Genre

Novel

early modern europeenlightenmenthistorical fictionmodern novelsrealismromanticism

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The Betrothed is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni. The novel was first published in three volumes between 1825 and 1827; it was significantly revised and rewritten until the definitive version was published between 1840 and 1842. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language.