The Scarlet City: A Novel of 16th-century ItalyAcademy Chicago Publishers, 1990 - 367 pagina's The novel centres around Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome. Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni doesn't know his parentage. Is Cesare Borgia his father or his brother? Or is he no relation at all? Is Lucrezia Borgia his mother or his sister -- or possibly both? Hella Haasse uses the ferment and intrigue of the Italian Wars -- during which French, Swiss, Spanish and German armies surged into Italy -- as a backdrop for Giovanni's agonising quest for his identity. Giovanni's search introduces us to some of the most intriguing people of the times: the Italian patriot Michelangelo; elegant Vittoria Colonna and her estranged husband the Marquis of Pescara. We meet also lucrezia Borgia and her cruel, unpredictable husband, the Duke of Ferrara; the scurrilous writer Pietro Aretino and the seductive courtesan Tullia d'Aragona. Hella Haasse draws each with great depth and brilliant colour. |
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Pagina 101
... Aretino hummed a ditty for me : Sweetheart of mine , I shall be with you as often As Pescara with his Vittoria . Derisive promise of a lover who plans to desert his sweetheart ! Street songs , in spite of their exaggerations , generally ...
... Aretino hummed a ditty for me : Sweetheart of mine , I shall be with you as often As Pescara with his Vittoria . Derisive promise of a lover who plans to desert his sweetheart ! Street songs , in spite of their exaggerations , generally ...
Pagina 103
... Aretino can shed some light on my problem ; he's an un- reliable sort of fellow , but he's interesting and amusing and any- way he seems to be a useful connection . I've tried to find out about him . No one at the Chancellery would ...
... Aretino can shed some light on my problem ; he's an un- reliable sort of fellow , but he's interesting and amusing and any- way he seems to be a useful connection . I've tried to find out about him . No one at the Chancellery would ...
Pagina 202
... Aretino for the introduction which he promised me . I have been told a few things about Messer Aretino in the Da- tary's office and in Morone's retinue - I could claim that I know the truth about him now . He comes from Arezzo , that ...
... Aretino for the introduction which he promised me . I have been told a few things about Messer Aretino in the Da- tary's office and in Morone's retinue - I could claim that I know the truth about him now . He comes from Arezzo , that ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars xi | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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