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
... letters and speeches to oblige the lesser diplomats of His Holiness Clement VII. Papal scribe: a curious occupation for one who was brought up as a nobleman, who has fought for France in Navarre and before Pavia. They probably think ...
... letters and speeches to oblige the lesser diplomats of His Holiness Clement VII. Papal scribe: a curious occupation for one who was brought up as a nobleman, who has fought for France in Navarre and before Pavia. They probably think ...
Pagina 31
... symbols of Borgia power. It scarcely occurred to us that this power had been destroyed. We seldom saw Cesare. He remained secluded in the section of the fortress where he had taken up residence, writing letters, receiving Giovanni Borgia.
... symbols of Borgia power. It scarcely occurred to us that this power had been destroyed. We seldom saw Cesare. He remained secluded in the section of the fortress where he had taken up residence, writing letters, receiving Giovanni Borgia.
Pagina 32
... letters, receiving trusted friends, negotiating with messengers sent from the Vatican and foreign countries. Vannozza sat sullenly for hours, not speaking, at a window overlooking the garden. Now she would pray, now she would rub the ...
... letters, receiving trusted friends, negotiating with messengers sent from the Vatican and foreign countries. Vannozza sat sullenly for hours, not speaking, at a window overlooking the garden. Now she would pray, now she would rub the ...
Pagina 47
... letters. Now things aren't so simple . . . You can't do anything without substantial backing. Pope Clement is frugal and he has no taste, but he takes good advice before he spends money on art and scholarship. You're not a poet by ...
... letters. Now things aren't so simple . . . You can't do anything without substantial backing. Pope Clement is frugal and he has no taste, but he takes good advice before he spends money on art and scholarship. You're not a poet by ...
Pagina 51
... letters and messages repeatedly stating his point of view, and he considered it a personal insult that despite this, the Pope was forcing him to be present for the prolonged investigation into charges and defenses. –51–
... letters and messages repeatedly stating his point of view, and he considered it a personal insult that despite this, the Pope was forcing him to be present for the prolonged investigation into charges and defenses. –51–
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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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