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 21
... Varano and the Colonna. For my fine titles, worthy of a prince of the blood, I have Pope Alexander to thank, the father of Cesare and Lucrezia. As the bastard of the illegitimate son of a former vicar of Christ on earth, I could in a ...
... Varano and the Colonna. For my fine titles, worthy of a prince of the blood, I have Pope Alexander to thank, the father of Cesare and Lucrezia. As the bastard of the illegitimate son of a former vicar of Christ on earth, I could in a ...
Pagina 24
... Varano, had been murdered or driven away by Cesare; Pope Alexander issued a bull that made me, the male heir of the Borgia family, Duke of Camerino. At the same time, I received also the castle and lands of neighboring Nepi, which had ...
... Varano, had been murdered or driven away by Cesare; Pope Alexander issued a bull that made me, the male heir of the Borgia family, Duke of Camerino. At the same time, I received also the castle and lands of neighboring Nepi, which had ...
Pagina 30
... Varano and other Borgia-haters if we stayed in that particular place an instant longer. I remember this time of confusion and uncertainty as being endless, but in reality it lasted only a few weeks. One morning we were awakened before ...
... Varano and other Borgia-haters if we stayed in that particular place an instant longer. I remember this time of confusion and uncertainty as being endless, but in reality it lasted only a few weeks. One morning we were awakened before ...
Pagina 40
... Varano, is in Rome now. But even if he weren't, there isn't a living soul here who would acknowledge my claim. To tell the truth, even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom. Varano is the legitimate heir of a family ...
... Varano, is in Rome now. But even if he weren't, there isn't a living soul here who would acknowledge my claim. To tell the truth, even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom. Varano is the legitimate heir of a family ...
Pagina 44
... Varano condescends to notice me this time!" "Varano?" "He there, walking one step behind Her Excellency. The big woman with the horse face next to him is his wife, Caterina Cibo, a niece of the Pope." "Varano, Duke of Camerino ...
... Varano condescends to notice me this time!" "Varano?" "He there, walking one step behind Her Excellency. The big woman with the horse face next to him is his wife, Caterina Cibo, a niece of the Pope." "Varano, Duke of Camerino ...
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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