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The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (Penguin Classics)
by Manzoni, Alessandro
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- ISBN 10
- 014044274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442748
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UsedGood. Condition: GOOD - Used with some wear from use. May include stickers on cover, missing or wear to dustcover, inside cover, spine, slight curled corners, stains, and wear to the fore edge. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations - can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered. There may be writing, stickers, or sticker residue on the cover. The cover has little markings, dings, and wear. Creasing, curling, or bending of the covers. The pages show little markings, dings and wear. Pages have some folded corners. The pages have some writing and/or marking in pencil. The pages have some writing/marking in ink/marker. There are numerous instances of underlined text throughout book. Writing or marking along the edge of pages. This is a former library book/rental, stickers and markings accordingly.
Synopsis
ALESSANDRO MANZONI, a revered poet, novelist, and statesman, was born in Milan in 1785 and died in 1873. His masterpiece, I promessi sposi--The Betrothed--was groundbreaking for replacing conventional antiquated rhetorical forms with expressive and accessible prose. His innovative style won him a broad audience and powerfully influenced the Italian writers who succeeded him. About the Introducer: JONATHAN KEATES's works include the short story collection Allegro Postillions and the novel The Stranger's Gallery . He is the biographer of Handel, Purcell, and Stendhal, and is well known as a reviewer and writer on Italian culture and history. He teaches at the City of London School and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. About the Translator: ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN (1912-1964) studied at Oxford and the Royal College of Art and went to Italy to paint in the 1930s. In 1940 he became acting director of the British Institute in Naples and served as an intelligence officer during the war. He translated Giuseppi di Lampedusa's masterpiece, The Leopard , for Everyman's, and in 1954 wrote a biography of Manzoni.
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- Bookseller
- Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4J2UMU000JMM
- Title
- The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Manzoni, Alessandro
- Book Condition
- UsedGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 014044274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442748
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- March 6, 1984
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