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 xii
... peace ensues when Louis XII signs the Treaty of Blois, pledging Naples to Spain and keeping Milan and Genoa for France. [Lucrezia's third husband Alfonso becomes Duke of Ferrara.] [1506: Cesare Borgia finds refuge at the court of the ...
... peace ensues when Louis XII signs the Treaty of Blois, pledging Naples to Spain and keeping Milan and Genoa for France. [Lucrezia's third husband Alfonso becomes Duke of Ferrara.] [1506: Cesare Borgia finds refuge at the court of the ...
Pagina xiv
... Peace of Barcelona is signed, between the Emperor and Pope Clement: this confirms Charles's position in Italy. Charles V is crowned Emperor by the Pope at Bologna. [1534: Death of Clement VII. He is succeeded by Paul III, a Farnese pope ...
... Peace of Barcelona is signed, between the Emperor and Pope Clement: this confirms Charles's position in Italy. Charles V is crowned Emperor by the Pope at Bologna. [1534: Death of Clement VII. He is succeeded by Paul III, a Farnese pope ...
Pagina 23
... peace because they think I'm in the good graces of His Holiness's favorites. But I know perfectly well that I have to make good use of this quiet time, this respite. Uncertainty makes one vulnerable . . . Now, first of all, I have to ...
... peace because they think I'm in the good graces of His Holiness's favorites. But I know perfectly well that I have to make good use of this quiet time, this respite. Uncertainty makes one vulnerable . . . Now, first of all, I have to ...
Pagina 35
... peace and nothing but peace. As far as I can judge, there's no one in Rome naive enough to believe these pronouncements. It's being said openly that the Emperor plans to come to Italy to teach His Holiness a lesson. It may be true that ...
... peace and nothing but peace. As far as I can judge, there's no one in Rome naive enough to believe these pronouncements. It's being said openly that the Emperor plans to come to Italy to teach His Holiness a lesson. It may be true that ...
Pagina 45
... peace. I'm not in the habit of pushing myself forward like that." "If it involved anyone else, I would say, Don't give it a thought; pushing oneself forward is a question of skill. But in this case I think it's better for us to give way ...
... peace. I'm not in the habit of pushing myself forward like that." "If it involved anyone else, I would say, Don't give it a thought; pushing oneself forward is a question of skill. But in this case I think it's better for us to give way ...
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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