The northern city of Milan on Monday
marked the 150th anniversary of the death of the Italian
novelist, poet and philosopher Alessandro Manzoni, best known
for his 1827 literary masterpiece I Promessi Sposi (The
Betrothed).
The line-up of events included a ceremony at Casa Manzoni, the
writer's home from 1814 until his death in 1873, in the presence
of President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and a
performance in the cathedral of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem,
composed for the first anniversary of Manzoni's death in 1874.
"Today, the figure of Alessandro Manzoni stands out as one of
the most relevant personalities in the entire history of our
city and our country," said Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala in his
daily podcast 'Buongiorno Milano' dedicated to the writer. "He
is not an easy character, certainly. But neither is he that
dusty figure, far removed from life, that has been delivered to
public opinion and, above all, to younger people by a certain
Italian academic and editorial tradition," he continued.,
describing Manzoni as "a true Milanese of Europe, a writer who
from Piazza Belgioioso exerted a fascination and an interest
through his works and thought that is difficult to imitate in
the history of our country".
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