Which author wrote the historical novel I promessi sposi?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Alessandro Manzoni
- Step 1: I promessi sposi tells of Renzo and Lucia under Spanish rule in Lombardy in the 1620s and 1630s. Step 2. Manzoni published the final version in 1840-42 after revising the language toward Florentine Italian. Answer: Alessandro Manzoni. Why not the others: Verga wrote I Malavoglia, Foscolo wrote Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis and Svevo wrote La coscienza di Zeno.
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