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 9
... French and the Emperor , an impossible task . Powerful Italian families threw their lot in with one or the other : Cesare Borgia was a partisan of the French and was made a duke by Francis I ; the Colonna family fought for the Emperor ...
... French and the Emperor , an impossible task . Powerful Italian families threw their lot in with one or the other : Cesare Borgia was a partisan of the French and was made a duke by Francis I ; the Colonna family fought for the Emperor ...
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... French conquer Venice . Pope Julius II makes peace with Venice and begins martial action to expel the French from Italy . The Swiss enter the conflict on the side of Spain and the Emperor . They storm Milan , defeat the French and ...
... French conquer Venice . Pope Julius II makes peace with Venice and begins martial action to expel the French from Italy . The Swiss enter the conflict on the side of Spain and the Emperor . They storm Milan , defeat the French and ...
Pagina 138
... French King is my prisoner - why shouldn't I be the one who collects his ransom ? With a little planning , I can get the French to pay for the Spanish troops and recoup my losses at the same time . " " Oh , but you'd never stoop to ...
... French King is my prisoner - why shouldn't I be the one who collects his ransom ? With a little planning , I can get the French to pay for the Spanish troops and recoup my losses at the same time . " " Oh , but you'd never stoop to ...
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Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars xi | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
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