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
... tell why. All I have are my suspicions, because whatever might be planned against me remains cloaked in darkness for the moment. I'm left in peace because they think I'm in the good graces of His Holiness's favorites. But I know ...
... tell why. All I have are my suspicions, because whatever might be planned against me remains cloaked in darkness for the moment. I'm left in peace because they think I'm in the good graces of His Holiness's favorites. But I know ...
Pagina 40
... tell the truth, even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom. Varano is the legitimate heir of a family that has been settled in Camerino since before living memory— naturally he's the legal owner of the lands and the ...
... tell the truth, even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom. Varano is the legitimate heir of a family that has been settled in Camerino since before living memory— naturally he's the legal owner of the lands and the ...
Pagina 43
... telling jokes . . . Those cardplayers and dicethrowers there have found a more amusing way to spend their time . . . That's right, go on, gentlemen, let the money roll! . . . Pretty soon they'll start drawing their knives again ...
... telling jokes . . . Those cardplayers and dicethrowers there have found a more amusing way to spend their time . . . That's right, go on, gentlemen, let the money roll! . . . Pretty soon they'll start drawing their knives again ...
Pagina 46
... tell you anything? Also with divino . . . a small but significant detail." "And one in which, in my opinion, half of all Italians can take pride. You're certainly extraordinarily sure of your own accomplishments." "As sure as two and ...
... tell you anything? Also with divino . . . a small but significant detail." "And one in which, in my opinion, half of all Italians can take pride. You're certainly extraordinarily sure of your own accomplishments." "As sure as two and ...
Pagina 47
... an enemy, I could tell you a little about that . . . It's an honor to be summoned by him, Messer. Perhaps it's a commission for you from the Datary?" "I don't know anything about it." "We must get together –47– Aretino and Borgia.
... an enemy, I could tell you a little about that . . . It's an honor to be summoned by him, Messer. Perhaps it's a commission for you from the Datary?" "I don't know anything about it." "We must get together –47– Aretino and Borgia.
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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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