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 24
... told me to make a fist. So for the first—and up to now the last— time in my life, with Cesare's seal which was also mine, I sealed official documents as Duke of Camerino. Coins were struck with my head on them. When I was in France I ...
... told me to make a fist. So for the first—and up to now the last— time in my life, with Cesare's seal which was also mine, I sealed official documents as Duke of Camerino. Coins were struck with my head on them. When I was in France I ...
Pagina 28
... told. What did Fra Baccio say in the story when the stranger asked him when Rome was at its most cheerful? —When a pope dies." "Where are we now?" "In my house in the Borgo. Be quiet now, lie down. Don't let me hear from you again." The ...
... told. What did Fra Baccio say in the story when the stranger asked him when Rome was at its most cheerful? —When a pope dies." "Where are we now?" "In my house in the Borgo. Be quiet now, lie down. Don't let me hear from you again." The ...
Pagina 29
... told her rosary quickly and loudly; Sancia started quarrels or sat yawning. Gioffredo bit his nails in silence. Rodrigo, Camilla, Carlotta and I amused ourselves as well as we could, throwing a ball or playing with Sancia's lapdog in ...
... told her rosary quickly and loudly; Sancia started quarrels or sat yawning. Gioffredo bit his nails in silence. Rodrigo, Camilla, Carlotta and I amused ourselves as well as we could, throwing a ball or playing with Sancia's lapdog in ...
Pagina 39
... with. Who and what am I here? I shall know that when I find out how others see me. I haven't been able to present myself at court as Duke of Camerino. Aleandro told me tactfully that doing that would get me Giovanni Borgia.
... with. Who and what am I here? I shall know that when I find out how others see me. I haven't been able to present myself at court as Duke of Camerino. Aleandro told me tactfully that doing that would get me Giovanni Borgia.
Pagina 40
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. merino. Aleandro told me tactfully that doing that would get me into considerable trouble. Apparently the present holder of the title, Giovanni Maria Varano, is in Rome now. But even if he ...
A Novel of 16th Century Italy Hella S. Haasse. merino. Aleandro told me tactfully that doing that would get me into considerable trouble. Apparently the present holder of the title, Giovanni Maria Varano, is in Rome now. But even if he ...
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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