. . . "Italian novelist" . . . "1785Z"^^ . "Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (Italian: [ales\u02C8sandro man\u02C8dzo\u02D0ni]; 7 March 1785 \u2013 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist.He is famous for the novel The Betrothed (orig. Italian: I Promessi Sposi) (1840), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language."@en . . . "1873-05-22Z"^^ . . . "1873Z"^^ . . "Manzoni, Alessandro"@en . . . "Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni"@en . "1785-03-07Z"^^ . . .