Alessandro Manzoni

In today’s article called Alessandro Manzoni, I shortly talk about this Italian writer, pointing out how he influenced the Italian language through his masterpiece: I Promessi Sposi.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Alessandro Mansoni. Hi, this is Ilaria from Ilaza dot com
and welcome to the episode number seventy eight of my
podcast Italian Language in English. In today's episode, I am
going to talk about this popular Italian writer, Aleixander Mansny.

(00:33):
Aleixander Mansoni is considered one of the greatest Italian writers,
and of course, since my blog is about Italian language
and culture, I couldn't help but write an article about him.
But why did I decide to talk about this writer
right now? Well, if you have been following me for

(00:57):
a while already, you know that I draw inspiration from
the questions my students asked me and from the events
that take place during the year. So this time again
I was inspired by a rather important anniversary, the anniversary
of Alessandro Mansni's death, which took place on May twenty second,

(01:20):
eighteen seventy three. The Thoughts of Alisander man Soni. Alisander
man Soni is one of the most important and appreciated
writers in Italian literature. Although his grandfather was the celebrated

(01:40):
Cesare Bikaria, an exponent of the Italian Enlightenment, his poetics
didn't focus on the typical cornerstones of this current, among
which stands out the concept of a natural light, capable
of knowing, reasoning, and guiding men in his actions. Instead,

(02:03):
in his way of thinking, and consequently in his works,
the ideals of equality and freedom, the reality of his time,
and the dominant passions and ideologies of the time are
mixed with deep faith in God, who guides men to
lead them to salvation. The problem of the Italian language.

(02:29):
Alessandro Mansoni lived in the period of the unification of Italy,
savoring its turmoil, struggles, dreams, and why not even its problems.
Although in eighteen sixty one the unity of the Italian
nation was already a reality, the differences among Italians were abysmal,

(02:53):
and it is precisely in connection with these that Massimo
datzelious phrase has become themed Fatalitalia bisuna Faliani. Having made Italy,
it's necessary to make Italians. But what does this have
to do with Mansoni. Alessandro Mansoni is widely known for

(03:20):
being the father of I Promises Pozzi, a cornerston novel
of Italian literature. The rider wrote several versions of it,
the first of which was entirely in his own language.
Lombard A later version, on the other hand, was written

(03:41):
using spoken Florentine, thus a language of the people, simple
and devoid of curtly words and complex constructions. In order
to make his novel easily understood by most, Mansoni is
almost obsessive. Search for the perfect Florentine world to include

(04:04):
in his novel is evident in a richly detailed book
about him called Lad with More lidyman Sony. If you're
curious and want to know more, I invite you to
read it. If you need other explanations about Italian language

(04:26):
and culture, take a look at my website elasaid dot com.