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The Novelist and the Archivist

Fiction and History in Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed

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Part of the book series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture (EMH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction: Manzoni and the Making of Italy

    • John Jeffries Martin
    Pages 1-19
  3. From History to Fiction

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 20-55
  4. A Source and Its Archive

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 56-67
  5. A Conflict of Wills

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 68-88
  6. Concerning a Capitulary

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 89-107
  7. From Invention to History

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 108-116
  8. Afterword: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?

    • Claudio Povolo
    Pages 117-131

About this book

In the 19th century, Alessandro Manzoni dedicated himself to writing the novel I promessi sposi that encouraged the Italian Risorgimento. This book traces how the renowned novelist was inspired by an event that occurred at the beginning of the 17th century, which he came to know about thanks to the secret collaboration of a Venetian archivist.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy

    Claudio Povolo

About the author

Claudio Povolo is a Professor in the Department of Humanistic Studies of the Università Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy. His research is prevalently concerned with aspects of the administration of penal justice in the modern age. Among his publications are: L'intrigo dell'onore. Poteri e istituzioni nella repubblica di Venezia tra Cinque e Seicento, (1997) and Zanzanù. Il bandito del lago (1576-1617), (2011).

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