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 114
... Rodrigo back to the court in Ferrara . But Rodrigo did not want to go . He couldn't remember his mother , and he didn't trust Alfonso , who had so emphatically rejected him while he himself did not yet have a legitimate heir . Rodrigo's ...
... Rodrigo back to the court in Ferrara . But Rodrigo did not want to go . He couldn't remember his mother , and he didn't trust Alfonso , who had so emphatically rejected him while he himself did not yet have a legitimate heir . Rodrigo's ...
Pagina 121
... Rodrigo lying unconscious in his own vomit . As time went on , I ventured further , down to the place where the gulls ' nests , like grey scales , covered the face of the rocks . While I was busy emptying nests , I heard Rodrigo's voice ...
... Rodrigo lying unconscious in his own vomit . As time went on , I ventured further , down to the place where the gulls ' nests , like grey scales , covered the face of the rocks . While I was busy emptying nests , I heard Rodrigo's voice ...
Pagina 188
... Rodrigo with me . After that my husband went to Bari to get him . " " But Rodrigo did not want to go , " I said harshly . I had struck her more deeply than she had struck me . She turned her face away and said nothing . Unmoving ...
... Rodrigo with me . After that my husband went to Bari to get him . " " But Rodrigo did not want to go , " I said harshly . I had struck her more deeply than she had struck me . She turned her face away and said nothing . Unmoving ...
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Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars xi | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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