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 x
... Lucrezia Borgia and her unpredictable husband, the Duke of Ferrara. And the scurrilous writer Pietro Aretino and the courtesan Tullia d'Aragona. Each of these characters has his/her own story, each struggles with a private quest for ...
... Lucrezia Borgia and her unpredictable husband, the Duke of Ferrara. And the scurrilous writer Pietro Aretino and the courtesan Tullia d'Aragona. Each of these characters has his/her own story, each struggles with a private quest for ...
Pagina xi
... Lucrezia marries first husband, Giovanni Sforza. Charles VIII of France invades Italy. Charles VIII seizes Naples, but is forced to retreat by a coalition consisting of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI and the ...
... Lucrezia marries first husband, Giovanni Sforza. Charles VIII of France invades Italy. Charles VIII seizes Naples, but is forced to retreat by a coalition consisting of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI and the ...
Pagina xii
... [Lucrezia's third husband Alfonso becomes Duke of Ferrara.] [1506: Cesare 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 ...
... [Lucrezia's third husband Alfonso becomes Duke of Ferrara.] [1506: Cesare 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 ...
Pagina xiii
... Lucrezia Borgia.] Hostilities between Francis I and Charles V break out afresh in Italy. Death of Pope Leo X; he is succeeded by Adrian VI. Francis I is defeated by Imperial forces at La BioCOCCa. Death of Adrian VI, succeeded by ...
... Lucrezia Borgia.] Hostilities between Francis I and Charles V break out afresh in Italy. Death of Pope Leo X; he is succeeded by Adrian VI. Francis I is defeated by Imperial forces at La BioCOCCa. Death of Adrian VI, succeeded by ...
Pagina 15
... Lucrezia or Cesare?) Vannozza dei Catanei (1425-1518) Cesare (1475-1507) Bishop of Pamplona Cardinal, 1493 Duke of Valentinois, 1498 Duke of Romagna, 1500 in. Charlotte d'Albret Louise | Juan (1477?-97) Second Duke of Gandia, 1488 ...
... Lucrezia or Cesare?) Vannozza dei Catanei (1425-1518) Cesare (1475-1507) Bishop of Pamplona Cardinal, 1493 Duke of Valentinois, 1498 Duke of Romagna, 1500 in. Charlotte d'Albret Louise | Juan (1477?-97) Second Duke of Gandia, 1488 ...
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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