The Scarlet City: A Novel of 16th Century ItalyChicago Review Press, 1 aug 2005 - 368 pagina's Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni Borgia doesn't know his parentage. Hella Haasse uses the Italian Wars as a backdrop for Giovanni's agonizing quest for his identity. Set against the backdrop of the Italian wars, this novel seeks to unravel the puzzle of Giovanni Borgia's true identity. Machiavelli, Vittoria Colonna, Michelangelo, the Borgias and the Medici are some of the characters who inhabit the secretive and dangerous world of sixteenth century Rome. |
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Pagina 44
... Caterina Cibo, a niece of the Pope." "Varano, Duke of Camerino?" "Precisely, Messer . . . Both close friends of Her Excellency. They've taken up residence with her in Ascanio Colonna's palace. I. hear. that. the. high-toned. company. amuse.
... Caterina Cibo, a niece of the Pope." "Varano, Duke of Camerino?" "Precisely, Messer . . . Both close friends of Her Excellency. They've taken up residence with her in Ascanio Colonna's palace. I. hear. that. the. high-toned. company. amuse.
Pagina 75
... Caterina Cibo. The Varano and Colonna families had fought together in the past against the power of the Borgia; their alliance remained even when their enemy's name was only a memory. The Duke and Duchess of Camerino came to Rome ...
... Caterina Cibo. The Varano and Colonna families had fought together in the past against the power of the Borgia; their alliance remained even when their enemy's name was only a memory. The Duke and Duchess of Camerino came to Rome ...
Pagina 76
... Caterina and the monk. They were kindred spirits: both passionate, militant, willing to make any sacrifice for their beliefs. Varano contributed money and other help to the monk's causes, but Caterina did what Fra Matteo did: cared for ...
... Caterina and the monk. They were kindred spirits: both passionate, militant, willing to make any sacrifice for their beliefs. Varano contributed money and other help to the monk's causes, but Caterina did what Fra Matteo did: cared for ...
Pagina 77
... Caterina leaned forward, fixing Vittoria with a forceful stare. Her face, leathery and yellow-brown from wind and weather, was glowing with emotion. Varano had kept nodding as his wife spoke. Now he broke in with a palliative smile ...
... Caterina leaned forward, fixing Vittoria with a forceful stare. Her face, leathery and yellow-brown from wind and weather, was glowing with emotion. Varano had kept nodding as his wife spoke. Now he broke in with a palliative smile ...
Pagina 78
... Caterina or I. We want to support the foundations of the Church, we don't want to undermine them. We want to go back to the pure source, the Word of Christ and His disciples, we want to use that fountainhead to reanimate the laws and ...
... Caterina or I. We want to support the foundations of the Church, we don't want to undermine them. We want to go back to the pure source, the Word of Christ and His disciples, we want to use that fountainhead to reanimate the laws and ...
Inhoudsopgave
XI Tullia dAragona | 217 |
XII Vittoria Colonna | 233 |
XIII Giovanni Borgia | 251 |
XIV Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini | 269 |
XV Tullia dAragona | 279 |
XVI Giovanni Borgia | 295 |
XVII Francesco Guicciardini and Niccolò Machiavelli | 311 |
XVIII Michelangelo Buonarroti | 325 |
VII Vittoria Colonna | 131 |
VIII Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli | 143 |
IX Giovanni Borgia | 151 |
X Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia | 203 |
XIX Giovanni Borgia | 335 |
XX Vittoria Colonna | 351 |
XXI Giovanni Borgia | 365 |
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