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 ix
... Pavia; he was rescued from the Imperials by a friendly prelate who remembered Cesare Borgia and taken to Rome, where he has been awarded the office of speechwriter in the Vatican: he is not sure who pulled the strings for him. But as he ...
... Pavia; he was rescued from the Imperials by a friendly prelate who remembered Cesare Borgia and taken to Rome, where he has been awarded the office of speechwriter in the Vatican: he is not sure who pulled the strings for him. But as he ...
Pagina xiii
... Pavia. The French King is taken prisoner there and sent to Madrid. [Giovanni Borgia, who has been fighting for the French there, is also captured by the Imperials, but is rescued by Cardinal Aleandro who takes him to Rome where he ...
... Pavia. The French King is taken prisoner there and sent to Madrid. [Giovanni Borgia, who has been fighting for the French there, is also captured by the Imperials, but is rescued by Cardinal Aleandro who takes him to Rome where he ...
Pagina 23
... Pavia. They probably think here that I aspire to the purple—or at least to a red hat. Considering my lineage, anything is possible, I suppose. Of course there's nobody in the court of Rome who would dream of asking me openly what my ...
... Pavia. They probably think here that I aspire to the purple—or at least to a red hat. Considering my lineage, anything is possible, I suppose. Of course there's nobody in the court of Rome who would dream of asking me openly what my ...
Pagina 35
... Pavia is that far fewer pilgrims have been coming to Rome from the provinces— but because of the continual arrival of legations. A day doesn't pass without meetings with ambassadors from Venice, Milan, Florence, Ferrara. Official and ...
... Pavia is that far fewer pilgrims have been coming to Rome from the provinces— but because of the continual arrival of legations. A day doesn't pass without meetings with ambassadors from Venice, Milan, Florence, Ferrara. Official and ...
Pagina 37
... Pavia. Now I don't know what direction to take. When I was in France, I had a clearly defined goal: I wanted to make a career for myself in the King's army. I believe that I have all the necessary qualifications for military service ...
... Pavia. Now I don't know what direction to take. When I was in France, I had a clearly defined goal: I wanted to make a career for myself in the King's army. I believe that I have all the necessary qualifications for military service ...
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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