Isbn: 9781616401467 - i promessi sposi: the five foot classics, vol. xxi (in 51 volumes) (five foot shelf of classics) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 674 pages. 8.60x5.90x2.20 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnOriginally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name Harvard Classics, this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academ.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name 'Harvard Classics,' this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as 'Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf,' it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf.Volume XXI features the 1827 novel I Promessi Sposi (The Bethrothed), by Italian writer ALESSANDRO MANZONI (1785-1873), considered the most beloved work in the Italian language. A historical romance inspired by Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, it is the tale of lovers Renzo and Lucia and their quest to be together. Beautifully evocative of its 17th-century setting, it is noted for its dramatic depiction of plague-addled Milan. …