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100 1  Manzoni, Alessandro,|d1785-1873,|eauthor. 
240 10 Promessi sposi.|lEnglish 
245 14 The betrothed :|ba seventeenth-century Milanese story 
       discovered and rewritten /|cAlessandro Manzoni ; 
       translated by Michael F. Moore ; preface by Jhumpa Lahiri.
250    2022 Modern Library edition. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bThe Modern Library,|c2022. 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    xxxi, 663 pages :|bmap ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Translated from the Italian. 
500    "Edition revised by the author" -- title page. 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
520    "The Betrothed is an inextricable thread in the fabric of 
       Italian culture, one of the most influential works in the 
       Italian literary canon, and required reading in Italian 
       schools. Published in 1827 but set two hundred years 
       earlier, it is considered the first iteration of the 
       historical novel; Edgar Allen Poe declared it "a work 
       which promises to be the commencement of a new style in 
       novel-writing" in 1835. But, until now, it has remained 
       relatively unknown to U.S. readers. The novel is the story
       of two young lovers, forced to flee their village after a 
       dangerous and powerful man threatens their marriage and 
       their lives. But Manzoni draws on historical events to 
       weave a much wider tapestry: He brings to vivid life 
       Spanish occupation during the Thirty Years' War, the 
       bubonic plague, famine, politics, religion, poverty, class
       tensions, and a colorful cast of characters, all of which 
       provide an unforgettable portrait of Italian life and 
       society. But within Manzoni's epic tale of seventeenth-
       century Italy, readers will spot powerful echoes of our 
       modern day: the consequences of government negligence, 
       entrenched divisions of wealth and privilege, a country 
       gripped by panic as an unstoppable illness spreads"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
648  7 1535-1714|2fast 
650  0 Peasants|zItaly|zLombardy|xHistory|vFiction. 
650  0 Italian fiction|y17th century. 
650  7 Italian fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00980468 
650  7 Peasants.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01734394 
650  7 Social conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919811 
651  0 Lombardy (Italy)|xHistory|ySpanish rule, 1535-1714
       |vFiction. 
651  0 Lombardy (Italy)|xSocial conditions|vFiction. 
651  7 Italy|zLombardy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01213473 
655  7 Fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423787 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01726640 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
700 1  Moore, Michael,|d1954 August 24-|etranslator. 
700 1  Lahiri, Jhumpa,|ewriter of preface. 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aManzoni, Alessandro, 1785-1873.
       |tBetrothed.|bFirst edition|dNew York : The Modern Library,
       2022|z9780593241486|w(DLC)  2021013562 
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