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 7
... Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 VIII . Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli . ......... . IX . Giovanni Borgia .... 143 151 X. Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia ...
... Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 VIII . Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli . ......... . IX . Giovanni Borgia .... 143 151 X. Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia ...
Pagina 317
... be impossible for me to stop the Imperial armies . He must break camp at once , immediately . I'm depending on you . Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini Excellency , best friend . -317- Guicciardini and Machiavelli.
... be impossible for me to stop the Imperial armies . He must break camp at once , immediately . I'm depending on you . Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini Excellency , best friend . -317- Guicciardini and Machiavelli.
Pagina 322
... Guicciardini , because everyone knows that your word is your bond . Negotiation - before it's too late . What could ... Francesco , than all the work I've done in my life , all my missions and diplomatic speeches , all the hundreds of pages ...
... Guicciardini , because everyone knows that your word is your bond . Negotiation - before it's too late . What could ... Francesco , than all the work I've done in my life , all my missions and diplomatic speeches , all the hundreds of pages ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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