On the Historical Novel

by Alessandro Manzoni (Author), Alessandro Manzoni (Author), Sandra Bermann (Translator)

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1996
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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. This English translation of On the Historical Novel reflects the insights of a great craftsman and the misgivings of a profound thinker.

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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. This English translation of "On the Historical Novel" reflects the insights of a great craftsman and the misgivings of a profound thinker.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 146
Edition: New e.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01 Jan 1996
ISBN 10: 0803282265
ISBN 13: 9780803282261