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The Novelist and the Archivist : Fiction and History in Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed / by C. Povolo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Povolo, C., Author.
- Series:
- Early Modern History: Society and Culture, 2947-907X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Modern.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- European literature.
- Italy--History.
- Italy.
- Europe--History--1492-.
- Europe.
- European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- Modern History.
- Cultural History.
- European Literature.
- History of Italy.
- History of Early Modern Europe.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Modern History.
- Cultural History.
- European Literature.
- History of Italy.
- History of Early Modern Europe.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (140 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Manzoni and the Making of Italy; 1 From History to Fiction; 2 A Source and Its Archive; 3 A Conflict of Wills; 4 Concerning a Capitulary; 5 From Invention to History; Afterword: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781349484454
- 1349484458
- 9781137395993
- 1137395990
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