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Alessandro Manzoni, an Uncommon card
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni was an Italian philosopher, poet, playwright, and novelist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 44,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Alessandro Manzoni quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alessandro Manzoni card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is best known for the novel The Betrothed, generally ranked among the ______ of world literature.
Answer
masterpieces. He is best known for the novel The Betrothed, generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. From the Alessandro Manzoni article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The novel, published in ____, is a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento for its patriotic message, and also because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern and unified Italian language.
Answer
1820s. The novel, published in 1827, is a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento for its patriotic message, and also because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern and unified Italian language. From the Alessandro Manzoni article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is best known for the novel The Betrothed, generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature.
- The novel, published in 1827, is a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento for its patriotic message, and also because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern and unified Italian language.
- Manzoni contributed to the stabilization of the modern Italian language and helped to ensure linguistic unity throughout Italy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alessandro Manzoni article was read about 44,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Alessandro Manzoni (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Francesco Hayez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
