Books
by Alessandro Manzoni
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The Betrothed |
In the face of adversity, during the terrible years of Spanish rule and the plague that struck Milan in 1630, a young couple are trying to get married. A deeply spiritual work, with many subsidiary characters based on real people, it's main theme is the struggle between oppression and the subjugated Italians' longing for justice and freedom. Published in 1842 it expressed Manzoni's moral, social and political support of the Risorgimento. Understandably Italy's most famous and widely read novel.
Ed's Note: Verdi's Requiem was written for the first anniversary of Manzoni's death
(Denise Lewis - bwl 65 Summer 2012) |
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