The first draft of the novel was titled Fermo and Lucia, published in a first version in 1827 (called Ventisettana edition), later revised by the writer becoming the novel that the whole world knows as the definitive edition published in 1840 (Quarantana edition) preserved at the Museo Manzoniano, at Villa Manzoni, in Lecco: The Bethroted.
The Pre-Alps Orobie in Lecco and Lake ComoĪlessandro Manzoniintroduces The Betrothed saying he found an anonymous manuscript of the seventeenth century telling a story full of tragic events, but also of virtuous actions and then to have rewritten it in a more understandable Italian. The narration also includes many smaller subplots which allow the reader glimpses into the lives of the other characters involved.Īlessandro Manzoni is regarded as one of the most important authors of Italian literature, and this particular work is counted to the overall most important literary works of the 19th century. Set in the years 1628-1630, the main story is accompanied by a rich and most accurate description of the historical background - the warfaring cities, the plague, and the oppressive Spanish rule over Northern Italy during that time. Thus threatened and prevented from being married, the couple is separated, and the narration follows each of them on their struggle to unite again. 
Don Rodrigo menaces the priest who was to perform the wedding ceremony, who then refuses to do his duty. However, despite their great attachment, they are prevented from marrying by the cruel Don Rodrigo, who has himself cast an eye on the beautiful and pious Lucia. The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) presents a kaleidoscope of individual stories, which are all tied together by the story of Lucia and Renzo, two young persons of humble origin that are deeply in love with one another.
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