num_pages: 720
description: Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters — the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister “Unnamed” — in their struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed‘s exploration of love, power, and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of the greatest European historical novels.
language: English
title: The Betrothed
titlecomplete: The Betrothed
characters: Fra Cristoforo, Cardinal Federigo Borromeo, Donna Prassede, Lucia Mondella, Gertrude, the Nun of Monza, Don Abbondio, Agnese, Don Rodrigo, Lorenzo Tramaglino
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Historical, Italy, Italian Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 14358
places: Lombardy, Italy, Italian Lake District
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Prêmio Literário Biblioteca Nacional
category: TRADUÇÃO - Prêmio Paulo Rónai
publisher: Penguin Classics