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 36
... Giberti, a childhood friend and favorite of the Pope, an avowed partisan of France, and on the other, the Archbishop of Capua—a Fleming or German named Schomberg—who exerts his influence on the side of the Emperor. The Pope stands ...
... Giberti, a childhood friend and favorite of the Pope, an avowed partisan of France, and on the other, the Archbishop of Capua—a Fleming or German named Schomberg—who exerts his influence on the side of the Emperor. The Pope stands ...
Pagina 65
... Giberti knows that. I didn't do it from ambition or love of intrigue; I was convinced that this suffering must end. I deeply wanted mediation, I wanted to help create a pleasant climate so the adversaries could reach common ground. I ...
... Giberti knows that. I didn't do it from ambition or love of intrigue; I was convinced that this suffering must end. I deeply wanted mediation, I wanted to help create a pleasant climate so the adversaries could reach common ground. I ...
Pagina 66
... Giberti, everyone who was there knew her circumstances too well to be misled by a self-possessed smile. The blood left her heart, her lips felt cold and stiff. She didn't answer. Wedded bliss. A pretty, melodious phrase, a phrase for ...
... Giberti, everyone who was there knew her circumstances too well to be misled by a self-possessed smile. The blood left her heart, her lips felt cold and stiff. She didn't answer. Wedded bliss. A pretty, melodious phrase, a phrase for ...
Pagina 78
... Giberti himself is the driving force at meetings of the Company. We're trying to set an example, to influence public opinion—" "Be quiet now!"Caterina cried. “Let me tell her what Fra Matteo says. I think like him, you want to tread the ...
... Giberti himself is the driving force at meetings of the Company. We're trying to set an example, to influence public opinion—" "Be quiet now!"Caterina cried. “Let me tell her what Fra Matteo says. I think like him, you want to tread the ...
Pagina 79
... all that clever, pointless chit-chat in Ischia, the empty hours alone in Rome, I was comforted by the straightforward seriousness of the Brotherhood. Giberti, Sadoleto, Contarini—I knew their names, –79– Vittoria Colonna.
... all that clever, pointless chit-chat in Ischia, the empty hours alone in Rome, I was comforted by the straightforward seriousness of the Brotherhood. Giberti, Sadoleto, Contarini—I knew their names, –79– Vittoria Colonna.
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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