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 x
... death in 1503 when Cesare was fighting for his life against a legion of enemies. . . . So the drama of Giovanni's search for his identity is played out against the violent background of the Italian Wars: Italy and indeed Western Europe ...
... death in 1503 when Cesare was fighting for his life against a legion of enemies. . . . So the drama of Giovanni's search for his identity is played out against the violent background of the Italian Wars: Italy and indeed Western Europe ...
Pagina xi
... death of his brother the Duke of Gandia. Becomes papal legate to the court of Louis XII with whom he makes an alliance.] Louis XII of France invades Milan, after first working out agreements with Ferdinand V of Spain and Pope Alexander ...
... death of his brother the Duke of Gandia. Becomes papal legate to the court of Louis XII with whom he makes an alliance.] Louis XII of France invades Milan, after first working out agreements with Ferdinand V of Spain and Pope Alexander ...
Pagina xii
... Death of Pope Alexander VI. Succeeded by Pius III who also dies in this year and is succeeded by Julius II, a Della Rovere pope and enemy of the Borgias. Cesare is arrested but escapes and flees. Louis XII too has turned against him ...
... Death of Pope Alexander VI. Succeeded by Pius III who also dies in this year and is succeeded by Julius II, a Della Rovere pope and enemy of the Borgias. Cesare is arrested but escapes and flees. Louis XII too has turned against him ...
Pagina xiii
... [Death of Lucrezia Borgia.] Hostilities between Francis I and Charles V break out afresh in Italy. Death of Pope Leo X; he is succeeded by Adrian VI. Francis I is defeated by Imperial forces at La BioCOCCa. Death of Adrian VI, succeeded ...
... [Death of Lucrezia Borgia.] Hostilities between Francis I and Charles V break out afresh in Italy. Death of Pope Leo X; he is succeeded by Adrian VI. Francis I is defeated by Imperial forces at La BioCOCCa. Death of Adrian VI, succeeded ...
Pagina xiv
... Death of Niccolò Machiavelli..] The Treaty of Cambrai is signed with France. Francis gives up all claims to Italian territory. The Peace of Barcelona is signed, between the Emperor and Pope Clement: this confirms Charles's position in ...
... Death of Niccolò Machiavelli..] The Treaty of Cambrai is signed with France. Francis gives up all claims to Italian territory. The Peace of Barcelona is signed, between the Emperor and Pope Clement: this confirms Charles's position in ...
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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