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 149
... Florence and an enemy of the rule of priests . Dear friend , without the Medici , without the papacy , I could never have gotten where I am today . It's only in the office which I hold now that I can achieve , in the long run ...
... Florence and an enemy of the rule of priests . Dear friend , without the Medici , without the papacy , I could never have gotten where I am today . It's only in the office which I hold now that I can achieve , in the long run ...
Pagina 225
... Florence , the sluggish progress of the diplomatic negotiations he's entrusted with , his irritation and disquiet with the situation in general , his republican aversion to the Medici who - for how long now ? -rule Florence . Messer ...
... Florence , the sluggish progress of the diplomatic negotiations he's entrusted with , his irritation and disquiet with the situation in general , his republican aversion to the Medici who - for how long now ? -rule Florence . Messer ...
Pagina 315
... Florence on my way to your headquarters as envoy of the Signoria . They have someone else in mind to take my place as proveditore of the fortifications - Messer Michelangelo Buon- arroti , the sculptor , an admirable person as you know ...
... Florence on my way to your headquarters as envoy of the Signoria . They have someone else in mind to take my place as proveditore of the fortifications - Messer Michelangelo Buon- arroti , the sculptor , an admirable person as you know ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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