The betrothed
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Author
Contributions
- Penman, Bruce, tr. - Contributor
Publication
1972 - Penguin, Harmondsworth, England
Language
English
Word Count
180,000 words, Guess
Page Count
720 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5463252M
- ISBN-10014044274X
- OCLC Control Number696681
- OCLC Control Numberbetrothed0000manz
- Library of Congress Control Number73165908
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- LibraryThing83327
- Goodreads566328
Classifications
- DDC853/.7
- LCCPZ3.M326 B48
Description
Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters - the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister 'Unnamed' - in their struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed's exploration of love, power and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of the greatest European historical novels.
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