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 13
... Marquis of Pescara , at Pavia . The French King is taken prisoner there and sent to Madrid . [ Giovanni Borgia , who has been fighting for the French there , is also captured by the Imperials , but is rescued by Cardinal Aleandro who ...
... Marquis of Pescara , at Pavia . The French King is taken prisoner there and sent to Madrid . [ Giovanni Borgia , who has been fighting for the French there , is also captured by the Imperials , but is rescued by Cardinal Aleandro who ...
Pagina 264
... Marquis of Pescara ? " " How could you think a thing like that about me , Messer Gio- vanni ? This is the result of ... Pescara both left Rome ? I know from a trustworthy source that Morone still doesn't have Pescara's promise in black ...
... Marquis of Pescara ? " " How could you think a thing like that about me , Messer Gio- vanni ? This is the result of ... Pescara both left Rome ? I know from a trustworthy source that Morone still doesn't have Pescara's promise in black ...
Pagina 300
... Marquis of Pescara chooses from a number of political possibilities , just as Madonna Vittoria obviously makes one choice after another in the hidden world of her soul . Certainly it was well - done to draw a line through everything ...
... Marquis of Pescara chooses from a number of political possibilities , just as Madonna Vittoria obviously makes one choice after another in the hidden world of her soul . Certainly it was well - done to draw a line through everything ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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