Alessandro Manzoni

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1785-03-07

Deathday 1873-05-22 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Milano, Italia

Also Known As Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni

Alessandro Manzoni

Biography

Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (1785–1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel 'I promessi sposi' ('The Betrothed', 1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, since it is a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language.

Known For

Writer

2004
Renzo e Lucia

as Novel

1989
1974
How Do You Speak, Brother?

as Original Story

1973
1964
The Betrothed

as Novel

1941
The Betrothed

as Novel

1922
The Betrothed

as Novel