The Novelist and the Archivist

The Novelist and the Archivist

Fiction and History in Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed

by C. Povolo

131 pages· 2014· ISBN 9781137395993
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In the 19th century, Alessandro Manzoni dedicated himself to writing the novel I promessi sposi that encouraged the Italian Risorgimento. This book traces how the renowned novelist was inspired by an event that occurred at the beginning of the 17th century, which he came to know about thanks to the secret collaboration of a Venetian archivist.

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