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Title: The Betrothed (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Alessandro Manzoni, David Forgacs, Matthew Reynolds ISBN: 0-460-87578-7 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (16 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A good look on History
Comment: When I was at high school I had to study this book and I nearly came to hate it. Some year after I returned again to its pages and I was stunned in realizing what a masterpiece it was. Fron then on I've read it a lot of times. The historical research is impressive and the plot is one of the more involving I ever read. Don't miss the adventures of Renzo and Lucia, above all if you're found of modern authors like Gary Jennings and Wilbur Smith: you could find that even now past authors have some to teach. Buy it and enjoy the reading.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Masterpiece of Historical Fiction
Comment: Twenty years ago I went through a graduate program in Comparative Literature and read literally thousands of novels, plays, poems, etc. Of all that I read then, The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) is one of the few works that stand out. Scott, Hugo, and other novelists were familiar, but Manzoni was a new name to me then. He has become a favorite companion in the ensuing years. I am currently reading this novel for the 7th or 8th time (lost count). Written with compassion and humor, Manzoni offers an enthralling story of a peasant couple swept up in the political, social and religious turmoil of early 17th century Italy. There are many subplots involving characters of every rank and station, all vividly portrayed. What brings me back to this novel repeatedly are: 1) the author's masterful handling of plot--everything fits and flows (super)naturally; and 2) his ability to capture the beauty, wonder and horror of life in eloquent and moving prose. It is a mystery why this novel is not better known in the U.S.

Rating: 5
Summary: great
Comment: Anyone who finds the christian love and redemptio to be offesnive needs to have their head examined.