Alessandro Manzoni

Alessandro Manzoni's "The Betrothed" recounts the struggles of two poor silk weavers to marry in spite of kidnapping, pestilence and war.

In Search of Happily Ever After Francis X. Rocca 2011

Lebrecht / The Image Works Alessandro Manzoni The tale is set in Lombardy in 1628 during the oppressive Spanish occupation and the Thirty Years' War 1618-1648.

The Great Italian Novel, a Love Story William Amelia 2011

'The Betrothed' 1827, by Alessandro Manzoni AF archive/Alamy 'THE BETROTHED' by Alessandro Manzoni has been adapted to many arts, including opera, ballet, film, theater and television.

The Great Italian Novel, a Love Story William Amelia 2011

It is considered the greatest Italian novel of modern times and its author, Alessandro Manzoni, the principal novelist of 19th-century Italy and leader of the nation's romantic movement.

The Great Italian Novel, a Love Story William Amelia 2011

Nearby are the remains of Federico Borrom eo, the 17th-century cardinal immortalized by Alessandro Manzoni 's novel "The Betrothed."

In Rome, a Club in a Crypt 2010

At the back of the club, a narrow tunnel opens onto an underground chapel where a marble sarcophagus encases the remains of Federico Borromeo, the 17th-century cardinal immortalized by Alessandro Manzoni 's novel The Betrothed.

Tales From the Crypt: To Attract New Blood, Church Joins Club Scene Stacy Meichtry 2010

"The Cappuccini and The Betrothed" shows illustrated book pages side by side with objects and artworks from the museum to spotlight the Capuchin friars as described by Alessandro Manzoni in his book "I Promessi Sposi" (The Betrothed).

Time Off Europe Calendar 2008

Her father, Roberto Pozzi, was a lawyer, later appointed by the Fascist Party to be mayor of a Lombard village; her mother was related to the Romantic poet Tommaso Grossi, an associate of the 19th century novelist Alessandro Manzoni.

Antonia Pozzi greenintegerblog 2008

Alessandro Manzoni concludes his poetic evocation of Napoleon's ventures with the question: Was it true glory?

Father Cantalamessa: Whoever Is Great in Service, Is Great Argent 2006

Written in the 1820's by Alessandro Manzoni, for whom Verdi eventually wrote his requiem, it's a 600-page historical novel about Milan and environs during the year 1630, which ends with the plague hitting the city and the population going from 240,000 to 80,000 in six months.

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