Resurrecting a Polyphonic Past

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I have over the years met so many Italians who can’t abide The Betrothed (I promessi sposi). They were forced to read it in school, as a kind of national treasure to be admired rather than enjoyed—to memorize its set pieces, to regurgitate its messages. It had been mummified. By the time of Alessandro Manzoni’s […]

Original source: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/10/20/resurrecting-a-polyphonic-past-the-betrothed-manzoni/

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