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Category: Alessandro Manzoni

On Speaking Ill

by | Jul 28, 2020 | , , , , , , | 0 |

The following is from Alessandro Manzoni’s Observations on Catholic Moral Teaching (1819). The translation is my own. If we followed its wisdom, our politicians would have more freedom to attend to their business, social media might become social, and our churches might become hotbeds of charity. What is the main and common motive that makes […]

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Famed novel provides the priestly archetypes of Italy’s pandemic

by | Apr 2, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Because much of the novel unfolds against the backdrop of an outbreak of the plague, it’s no surprise Alessandro Manzoni’s famous work “I Promessi Sposi” has been much-cited over the past month, as Italy has grappled with the highest coronavirus death count in the world

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