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 25
... Those present—shadows in the background, prelates, nobles, a handful of servants—smiled and clapped, echoing Alexander's childlike pleasure in our roughhousing. But Cesare, who usually came with us on our visits Giovanni Borgia.
... Those present—shadows in the background, prelates, nobles, a handful of servants—smiled and clapped, echoing Alexander's childlike pleasure in our roughhousing. But Cesare, who usually came with us on our visits Giovanni Borgia.
Pagina 26
... servants' agitation spread to us too. While the doors were being bolted, shutters nailed over the ground floor windows, Rodrigo and I crept away to crouch in deadly terror inside the darkness of the bedcurtains, listening to sounds ...
... servants' agitation spread to us too. While the doors were being bolted, shutters nailed over the ground floor windows, Rodrigo and I crept away to crouch in deadly terror inside the darkness of the bedcurtains, listening to sounds ...
Pagina 35
... servants and hangers-on. I have gradually learned to recognize the most important cardinals; the Monsignori, numerous as they are, at least distinguish themselves from the multitude. But the rest: prelates, lords-in-waiting, secretaries ...
... servants and hangers-on. I have gradually learned to recognize the most important cardinals; the Monsignori, numerous as they are, at least distinguish themselves from the multitude. But the rest: prelates, lords-in-waiting, secretaries ...
Pagina 44
... servants, my lady!—Look, 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 ...
... servants, my lady!—Look, 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 ...
Pagina 55
... still, staring vacantly at the white patches of light behind the pillars. Humble servant of the divinity that he saw in youth and revealed beauty. The human body, miraculously animated flesh, —55– Michelangelo Buonarroti.
... still, staring vacantly at the white patches of light behind the pillars. Humble servant of the divinity that he saw in youth and revealed beauty. The human body, miraculously animated flesh, —55– Michelangelo Buonarroti.
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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