2 euro Italy 2023 – 150th anniversary of the death of the writer Alessandro Manzoni

Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873) was an Italian romantic writer.

Alessandro did not study well, but at the age of 15 a passion for poetry woke up in him, and he began to write sonnets. In the period from 1806 to 1807, during his stay in Paris, he first appeared before the public in the role of a poet. In 1819, Manzoni published his first tragedy, Conte di Carmagnola, which broke all the classical positions in literature and, at the same time, kindled a lively controversy. In one article, she was heavily criticized, after which Goethe defended the work. Napoleon’s death in 1821 inspired him to write the poem Cinque maggio (“The Fifth of May”), which became one of the most popular poems in the Italian language. In September 1822, Alessandro finished work on the novel The Betrothed and in 1827 the book was published, which brought the author great fame. Italy escorted Manzoni on his last journey with almost royal luxury, and the composer Giuseppe Verdi wrote his famous Requiem in honor of the first anniversary of the writer’s death.

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