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 19
... stay there—I was proud of my name. If the court secretly slandered me and my lineage behind my back, I wasn't aware of it. The King was well-disposed toward me: after all, I was considered to be a protege of the House of Este of Ferrara ...
... stay there—I was proud of my name. If the court secretly slandered me and my lineage behind my back, I wasn't aware of it. The King was well-disposed toward me: after all, I was considered to be a protege of the House of Este of Ferrara ...
Pagina 29
... stayed for a short while with Lucrezia in Ferrara, I heard things. I know now why Micheletto rushed us headlong to the Borgo. The chests carried by packhorses and mules on that nocturnal procession contained, apart from our possessions ...
... stayed for a short while with Lucrezia in Ferrara, I heard things. I know now why Micheletto rushed us headlong to the Borgo. The chests carried by packhorses and mules on that nocturnal procession contained, apart from our possessions ...
Pagina 30
... stay at Nepi long. Before the chests were unpacked, they were tied once again on the backs of the pack animals. That ... stayed in that particular place an instant longer. I remember this time of confusion and uncertainty as being ...
... stay at Nepi long. Before the chests were unpacked, they were tied once again on the backs of the pack animals. That ... stayed in that particular place an instant longer. I remember this time of confusion and uncertainty as being ...
Pagina 32
... stay in the Castel Sant'Angelo. That's understandable: he was two years younger than I. Our sojourn in the Castle of Rome was suddenly interrupted. That didn't upset us; we had become quite accustomed to unannounced journeys and house ...
... stay in the Castel Sant'Angelo. That's understandable: he was two years younger than I. Our sojourn in the Castle of Rome was suddenly interrupted. That didn't upset us; we had become quite accustomed to unannounced journeys and house ...
Pagina 33
... stayed only a short while; I no longer remember what was said. Vannozza wailed softly and whispered into his ear; but when she tried to embrace him, he thrust her away. He raised his hand in farewell, his eyes resting for a moment ...
... stayed only a short while; I no longer remember what was said. Vannozza wailed softly and whispered into his ear; but when she tried to embrace him, he thrust her away. He raised his hand in farewell, his eyes resting for a moment ...
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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