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Manzoni [mahn-dzaw-nee] Examples noun
- A·les·san·dro (Fran·ces·co Tom·ma·so An·to·nio) [ah-les-sahn-draw frahn-ches-kaw tawm-mah-zaw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/, 1785–1873, Italian novelist, poet, and dramatist.
Examples from the Web for manzoni Historical Examples of manzoni
Manzoni informed me that I was speaking to her excellency, Madame Querini.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The history of “The Manzoni Requiem” is of more than ordinary interest.
George P. Upton
Posterity is likely to link Verga’s name with Leopardi and Manzoni.
Joseph Collins
The great romance-writer of Italy during the days of her resurrection was Manzoni.
Joseph Collins
Manzoni could designate the Middle Ages by the term “dirty.”
The Positive School of Criminology
Enrico Ferri
British Dictionary definitions for manzoni Manzoni noun
- Alessandro (alesˈsandro). 1785–1873, Italian romantic novelist and poet, famous for his historical novel I Promessi sposi (1825–27)