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Alessandro Manzoni

1785–1873 · 19th century

Alessandro Manzoni was an Italian novelist and poet from Milan. His historical novel The Betrothed (I promessi sposi), set in Spanish-ruled Lombardy in 1628–1630 and describing the plague of 1630, appeared in its final form in 1840–1842 and became a founding work of modern Italian literature and language. Giuseppe Verdi composed his Requiem in Manzoni's memory.

Alessandro Manzoni
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alessandro Manzoni. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alessandro-manzoni
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