Alessandro Manzoni

Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873) was an Italian novelist, poet and dramatist, best known for the novel I promessi sposi (The Betrothed).

His work engages religious and moral themes and played a central role in 19th-century Italian literature. I promessi sposi is his best-known novel.

A single, detailed user review offers a critical and often ironic reading of I promessi sposi, questioning its realism, characterisation and religious themes. The reviewer values Manzoni's descriptive passages but recommends the 1989 TV adaptation as a leaner alternative. Overall response is skeptical of the novel's moral and linguistic choices.

For:Students and readers of 19th-century Italian literature; critical readers interested in language, religion and realism in novels.