I promessi sposi

Manzoni's historical novel The Betrothed --although not much read today in the English-speaking world--is considered by many Italians to be the greatest novel written in their language. It is indeed a great novel. Manzoni, building on the simple romantic story of an engaged couple whose scheduled wed Leggi tutto

25% completed... and LOVING it! Want a wonderfully old-fashioned, lovingly human, and seemingly never-ending long romance full of humour, pathos and endearingly-living-and-breathing characters - with swordplay ‘n chivalry crammed cheek and jowl with free-wheeling high adventure - to curl up with in y Leggi tutto

Che bella sensazione: rileggere “I promessi sposi” senza l’angoscia dell’interrogazione il giorno dopo o del tema sulla tormentata notte dell’Innominato? Questa sì che è libertà del leggere. Non che all'epoca non mi sia piaciuto o l’abbia trovato difficile da digerire, anzi seguivo la lettura in class Leggi tutto

Io al liceo: questa storia su due giovani che non possono sposarsi a causa della distanza e di un'epidemia di peste è anacronistica e antiquata. Io oggi, costretta a cancellare il mio matrimonio a causa del coronavirus: ..........

This novel is hated by many generations of Italians. Poor Alessandro Manzoni! He's not to blame for the bad reputation of his book. The moronic Italian educational system is the only guilt of the assassination of I Promessi Sposi in most of its readers. Just consider this: in Italy we study this nove Leggi tutto

Prvo izdanje posle 50 godina otkako je poslednji put objavljena u Srbiji... Istorijski, ljubavni roman...

When I began this novel, I was not sure whether I would complete it. The reason: I began it in the wrong time, that is, when I had many other responsibilities. So it could never have served as a gap filler in the days. Also, a thick volume would entail many days in such a tight schedule. I was sure

Αυτό το βιβλίο λοιπόν πόσες φορές μου ήρθε να το πετάξω να πάει στο καλό. Πώς το τυπώσανε έτσι δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω, με εξώφυλλα πιο λεπτά κι από το χαρτονάκι που δένουν οι μαθητές κι οι σπουδαστές τις εργασίες τους,με το σπιράλ. Είναι και βαρύ, ως να το τελειώσω έγινε όλο μια μάζα τσαλακωμένη, χάν Leggi tutto

Dante ve Boccacio dan sonra bir önemli İtalyan daha okumuş olabilmek güzel. Verdi'nin "requem"inin Manzoni'nin birinci ölüm yıldönümü için yazıldığını, kitabın İtalya'da dil birliğini sağlamak açısından büyük önem taşıdığını 1823'den 1840 kadar yazarın kitap üzerinde çalışıp defalarca revizeler yapt Leggi tutto

If you are not Italian or a literature major, you may not be familiar with Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed ; I wasn’t. And if you aren’t a determined reader, you might give up on its dense description of seventeen century customs and rigorous lifestyle from a nineteenth century reunification* pers Leggi tutto