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 vii
... Giovanni Borgia.................................... 17 Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia........... 41 Michelangelo Buonarroti......................... 49 Vittoria Colonna ..............
... Giovanni Borgia.................................... 17 Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia........... 41 Michelangelo Buonarroti......................... 49 Vittoria Colonna ..............
Pagina ix
... Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome, was born in 1497. We meet him first in Rome in 1525; he had been fighting for the French and was captured by the Imperial forces at the ...
... Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome, was born in 1497. We meet him first in Rome in 1525; he had been fighting for the French and was captured by the Imperial forces at the ...
Pagina x
... Borgia by an unknown woman, but over the years he has come to doubt this. He ... Giovanni took Luisa to be his half-sister. Cesare, who had died in 1507, had ... Giovanni's search for his identity is played out against the violent ...
... Borgia by an unknown woman, but over the years he has come to doubt this. He ... Giovanni took Luisa to be his half-sister. Cesare, who had died in 1507, had ... Giovanni's search for his identity is played out against the violent ...
Pagina xi
... Giovanni Borgia. Lucrezia's marriage is annulled. Her second husband is Alfonso of Aragon, illegitimate son of Alfonso II of Naples.] [1498: Cesare Borgia, made a cardinal at age 17, resigns after the death of his brother the Duke of ...
... Giovanni Borgia. Lucrezia's marriage is annulled. Her second husband is Alfonso of Aragon, illegitimate son of Alfonso II of Naples.] [1498: Cesare Borgia, made a cardinal at age 17, resigns after the death of his brother the Duke of ...
Pagina xii
... Borgia finds refuge at the court of the King of Navarre. Meets Niccolò Machiavelli, who uses him as the model for the ideal ruler in The Prince.] [1507: Cesare dies in battle fighting for the King of ... Giovanni Borgia –xii– Chronology.
... Borgia finds refuge at the court of the King of Navarre. Meets Niccolò Machiavelli, who uses him as the model for the ideal ruler in The Prince.] [1507: Cesare dies in battle fighting for the King of ... Giovanni Borgia –xii– Chronology.
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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