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
... Vittoria Colonna ................................... 63 Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ... Vittoria Colonna ................................... 131 Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli ...
... Vittoria Colonna ................................... 63 Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ... Vittoria Colonna ................................... 131 Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli ...
Pagina x
... Vittoria Colonna and her husband, the Emperor's brilliant general, the Marquis of Pescara; the tormented artist Michelangelo; the Italian patriot Machiavelli who is involved in desperate intrigue to free the country of the Emperor ...
... Vittoria Colonna and her husband, the Emperor's brilliant general, the Marquis of Pescara; the tormented artist Michelangelo; the Italian patriot Machiavelli who is involved in desperate intrigue to free the country of the Emperor ...
Pagina 44
... Vittoria." That's a sarcastic refrain from a street song about a man who wants to get rid of his sweetheart. I must say, Her Excellency bears her lot with admirable patience. A beautiful woman, don't you think so? Too cool maybe for my ...
... Vittoria." That's a sarcastic refrain from a street song about a man who wants to get rid of his sweetheart. I must say, Her Excellency bears her lot with admirable patience. A beautiful woman, don't you think so? Too cool maybe for my ...
Pagina 61
... like a whirlwind, there massed together, heavy with lightning and rain. The storm was going to explode, when, when? He turned and fled blindly, stumbling over his own feet, out of the chapel. IV. Vittoria Colonna Michelangelo Buonarroti.
... like a whirlwind, there massed together, heavy with lightning and rain. The storm was going to explode, when, when? He turned and fled blindly, stumbling over his own feet, out of the chapel. IV. Vittoria Colonna Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Pagina 63
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. IV. Vittoria Colonna he procession split at the Tiber Bridge. Giovanni Maria Varano. IV. Vittoria Colonna.
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. IV. Vittoria Colonna he procession split at the Tiber Bridge. Giovanni Maria Varano. IV. Vittoria Colonna.
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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Alfonso d'Este Aretino army asked Bari believe blood Bona Camerino Cardinal Carpi Castel Sant'Angelo castle Caterina Cesare Cesare Borgia Cesare's child Colonna court dare dark death Duke Emperor everything eyes Fabrizio Colonna face father feeling felt Ferrante Ferrara fighting Florence France Francesco Guicciardini French Giberti Giovanni Borgia Giulia hair hand heard Holiness honor horse Imperial Isabella Isabella of Aragon Italy King knew letter Listen living Lombardy look Lucrezia Madonna Marquis of Pescara Maximilian Sforza Messer Pietro Michelangelo Buonarroti Milan Morone Morone's mother Naples Nepi never Niccolò Machiavelli night palace papal Pavia peace Pietro Aretino Pope Alexander realized remember retinue Rodrigo Romagna Rome rumors secret seemed servants Sforza silence Spaniards Spanish stay stood Strozzi talk tell there's things thought told troops Tullia Varano Vatican Vittoria waiting walked walls woman women words