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 223
... Messer Pietro's guest stands by the Spaniard . The two are the first to leave . Within a quarter of an hour , the ... Messer Pietro's newest Ganymede . He's an all - around man ! But thoughts cost nothing . What Tullia wants to know ...
... Messer Pietro's guest stands by the Spaniard . The two are the first to leave . Within a quarter of an hour , the ... Messer Pietro's newest Ganymede . He's an all - around man ! But thoughts cost nothing . What Tullia wants to know ...
Pagina 229
... Messer Pietro comes again , she goes to meet him straight from under the hands of the old women , barefoot , face and neck still smeared with a balm for whitening the skin . The Marquis of Pescara won over to the Italian cause . Strozzi ...
... Messer Pietro comes again , she goes to meet him straight from under the hands of the old women , barefoot , face and neck still smeared with a balm for whitening the skin . The Marquis of Pescara won over to the Italian cause . Strozzi ...
Pagina 254
... Messer Pietro , still fully clothed , pre- pares himself for a furious fight , but the master of the house greets him courteously and says : do take off your clothes , make yourself comfortable , goodnight to you both , and discreetly ...
... Messer Pietro , still fully clothed , pre- pares himself for a furious fight , but the master of the house greets him courteously and says : do take off your clothes , make yourself comfortable , goodnight to you both , and discreetly ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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