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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A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. Academy Chicago Publishers 213 West Institute Place Chicago, Illinois ... Italy—History—1492–1559–Fiction. I. Title. PT5838.H45S3613 1990 839.3' 1364–dc20 90-39547 CIP THE SCAR LET CITY -A ...
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. Academy Chicago Publishers 213 West Institute Place Chicago, Illinois ... Italy—History—1492–1559–Fiction. I. Title. PT5838.H45S3613 1990 839.3' 1364–dc20 90-39547 CIP THE SCAR LET CITY -A ...
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A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. THE SCAR LET CITY -A Novel of 16th-Ce ntury Italy.
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. THE SCAR LET CITY -A Novel of 16th-Ce ntury Italy.
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A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. CONTENTS Introduction......................................... ix Chronology: The Italian Wars ....
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. CONTENTS Introduction......................................... ix Chronology: The Italian Wars ....
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... Italy from his two predecessors, Charles VIII and Louis XII, and, on the other side, the Emperor Charles V of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, who wished to establish his own power base in Italy. Swiss and German mercenaries fought ...
... Italy from his two predecessors, Charles VIII and Louis XII, and, on the other side, the Emperor Charles V of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, who wished to establish his own power base in Italy. Swiss and German mercenaries fought ...
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... Italian Wars: Italy and indeed Western Europe are in the throes of the birth of national consciousness and religious upheaval as they emerge from the feudal Catholic stasis of the Middle Ages. We meet not only Giovanni but other ...
... Italian Wars: Italy and indeed Western Europe are in the throes of the birth of national consciousness and religious upheaval as they emerge from the feudal Catholic stasis of the Middle Ages. We meet not only Giovanni but other ...
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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