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 127
... Milan as a bride . He gave me an explanation of it : that is the face that nature turns toward us ; it shows our most secret pas- sions , hidden away and unknown even to ourselves , part of our blood . A puzzle , but Messer Leonardo was ...
... Milan as a bride . He gave me an explanation of it : that is the face that nature turns toward us ; it shows our most secret pas- sions , hidden away and unknown even to ourselves , part of our blood . A puzzle , but Messer Leonardo was ...
Pagina 130
... Milan had fallen into their hands once more , although Sforza was still entrenched in the Castello , waiting for reinforce- ments . In the South it was expected that he would persist . The Castle of Milan was considered to be ...
... Milan had fallen into their hands once more , although Sforza was still entrenched in the Castello , waiting for reinforce- ments . In the South it was expected that he would persist . The Castle of Milan was considered to be ...
Pagina 154
... Milan thought they knew what was being discussed . They said that Morone is contacting influential men in the Emperor's party , one after the other , to make sure that Francesco Sforza has the proper support to win the dukedom of Milan ...
... Milan thought they knew what was being discussed . They said that Morone is contacting influential men in the Emperor's party , one after the other , to make sure that Francesco Sforza has the proper support to win the dukedom of Milan ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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