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 23
... dares—at this stage—to show himself either for or against me. My name creates space, a no-man's-land between me and the others. Borgia—it's like the warning sign on the door of a plaguestricken house. They keep their distance; I still ...
... dares—at this stage—to show himself either for or against me. My name creates space, a no-man's-land between me and the others. Borgia—it's like the warning sign on the door of a plaguestricken house. They keep their distance; I still ...
Pagina 28
... dare to stir, or to push aside the covers. Rodrigo was sleeping and I felt that the woman at the window was aware of my every movement, although she did not look at me. The bed in which I lay was her bed; I was suddenly certain of this ...
... dare to stir, or to push aside the covers. Rodrigo was sleeping and I felt that the woman at the window was aware of my every movement, although she did not look at me. The bed in which I lay was her bed; I was suddenly certain of this ...
Pagina 35
... dare to deny that this is an extremely dangerous situation? The Emperor has given repeated assurances that he has only the best intentions, that he wants peace and nothing but peace. As far as I can judge, there's no one in Rome naive ...
... dare to deny that this is an extremely dangerous situation? The Emperor has given repeated assurances that he has only the best intentions, that he wants peace and nothing but peace. As far as I can judge, there's no one in Rome naive ...
Pagina 53
... dare to hope for the fulfilment of his most secret wish: that he would be released from a task which no longer inspired him, which had become a torment for him, a yoke chained to him, a millstone dragging him down to the depths of ...
... dare to hope for the fulfilment of his most secret wish: that he would be released from a task which no longer inspired him, which had become a torment for him, a yoke chained to him, a millstone dragging him down to the depths of ...
Pagina 57
... dare to probe. He saw in them the embodiment of his own doubt, despair, bitterness and fear. From this distance, he could hardly see the expressions on their faces, the subtleties of their gestures. He had to shut his eyes to lose ...
... dare to probe. He saw in them the embodiment of his own doubt, despair, bitterness and fear. From this distance, he could hardly see the expressions on their faces, the subtleties of their gestures. He had to shut his eyes to lose ...
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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