On the Historical Novel

by Alessandro Manzoni

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Alessandro Manzoni was a giant of nineteenth-century European literature whose I promessi sposi (The Betrothed, 1928) is ranked with War and Peace as marking the summit of the historical novel. Manzoni wrote "Del romanzo storico" ("On the Historical Novel") during the twenty years he spent revising I promessi sposi. This first English translation of On the Historical Novel reflects the insights of a great craftsman and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803282265

ISBN13:9780803282261

Release Date:January 1996

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:146 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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