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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.

On the Historical Novel

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    A Paperback / softback by Sandra Bermann, Alessandro Manzoni, Sandra Bermann

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1996
      ISBN13: 9780803282261, 978-0803282261
      ISBN10: 0803282265

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      Book Synopsis
      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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