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 21
... beyond palace walls and the borders of a royal park. How could I? I carried the memory of my youth, of the early years with Cesare in the Romagna and at the Castel Sant'Angelo, of isolation in the Castle of –21– Giovanni Borgia.
... beyond palace walls and the borders of a royal park. How could I? I carried the memory of my youth, of the early years with Cesare in the Romagna and at the Castel Sant'Angelo, of isolation in the Castle of –21– Giovanni Borgia.
Pagina 22
... wall; Micheletto, Cesare's advisor and right hand; Agapito, his secretary—and finally, the children, my playmates: Camilla, Carlotta and of course Rodrigo, the confidant and bosom friend of my youth. I was five or six years old then. I ...
... wall; Micheletto, Cesare's advisor and right hand; Agapito, his secretary—and finally, the children, my playmates: Camilla, Carlotta and of course Rodrigo, the confidant and bosom friend of my youth. I was five or six years old then. I ...
Pagina 23
... walls have eyes and ears here and anyway, only fools, prisoners or madmen talk to themselves out loud. My writing doesn't attract any attention; it looks to be part of my work. Nearly every day I stand at a desk in the papal library ...
... walls have eyes and ears here and anyway, only fools, prisoners or madmen talk to themselves out loud. My writing doesn't attract any attention; it looks to be part of my work. Nearly every day I stand at a desk in the papal library ...
Pagina 25
... walls which sparkled with gilt and sky-blue enamel, was a fat old man leaning comfortably back against the cushions of a state chair. He permitted us to kiss the ring on his forefinger, and his hand, which was broad, soft and always ...
... walls which sparkled with gilt and sky-blue enamel, was a fat old man leaning comfortably back against the cushions of a state chair. He permitted us to kiss the ring on his forefinger, and his hand, which was broad, soft and always ...
Pagina 26
... obeying his unspoken will. The chamber was full of people, servingmen and women taking down tapestries from the walls, throwing linen and silver into chests; from the open door came the tumult of armed —26– The Scarlet City.
... obeying his unspoken will. The chamber was full of people, servingmen and women taking down tapestries from the walls, throwing linen and silver into chests; from the open door came the tumult of armed —26– The Scarlet City.
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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