The Scarlet City: A Novel of 16th-century ItalyAcademy Chicago Publishers, 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 sixteenthcentury Rome. |
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Pagina 11
... Borgia . Lucrezia's marriage is annulled . Her sec- ond husband is Alfonso of Aragon , illegit- imate son of Alfonso II of Naples . ] [ 1498 : Cesare Borgia , made a cardinal at age 17 , resigns after the death of his brother the Duke ...
... Borgia . Lucrezia's marriage is annulled . Her sec- ond husband is Alfonso of Aragon , illegit- imate son of Alfonso II of Naples . ] [ 1498 : Cesare Borgia , made a cardinal at age 17 , resigns after the death of his brother the Duke ...
Pagina 94
... Cesare Borgia wasn't , from first to last , thinking of his own interests . But what I admired in him : his coldbloodedness , his ability to keep his plans secret , his tactic of sudden strikes , catching the enemy off - balance ...
... Cesare Borgia wasn't , from first to last , thinking of his own interests . But what I admired in him : his coldbloodedness , his ability to keep his plans secret , his tactic of sudden strikes , catching the enemy off - balance ...
Pagina 95
... Cesare Borgia , who had failed ? In spite of everything , his actions in the Romagna are still the practical application of those ideas I spelled out in that work of mine that you know so well . See what thoughts can come out of a ...
... Cesare Borgia , who had failed ? In spite of everything , his actions in the Romagna are still the practical application of those ideas I spelled out in that work of mine that you know so well . See what thoughts can come out of a ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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