Sean Johnson

1 week ago | closereads.substack.com | David Kern |Heidi White |Sean Johnson

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Alessandro Manzoni’s classic Italian novel. This week we discuss Manzoni’s approach to presenting the historical context of the novel, and why he doesn’t present it as much through the doings of the characters.

1 month ago | closereads.substack.com | David Kern |Heidi White |Sean Johnson

Welcome back to our ongoing series on The Betrothed! This week we’re discussing Lucia’s vow, the nameless one’s conversion, and much more! Thanks for listening and thanks for the support! Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Close Reads Podcast HQ to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. These bonus episodes for those listeners to want to dig even deeper are primarily focused on longer novels.