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 30
... Nepi , which was still my property and thus a haven for Cesare . We didn't stay at Nepi long . Before the chests were unpacked , they were tied once again on the backs of the pack animals . That return to Rome was sheer flight ; even at ...
... Nepi , which was still my property and thus a haven for Cesare . We didn't stay at Nepi long . Before the chests were unpacked , they were tied once again on the backs of the pack animals . That return to Rome was sheer flight ; even at ...
Pagina 67
... Nepi from them , their estate in the Romagna . They had fled to Naples where Vittoria's father Fabrizio became general to the Viceroy . He arranged Vittoria's marriage because he knew that he could become influential in the pro ...
... Nepi from them , their estate in the Romagna . They had fled to Naples where Vittoria's father Fabrizio became general to the Viceroy . He arranged Vittoria's marriage because he knew that he could become influential in the pro ...
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... Nepi . If it's Camerino , I'd have to drive out that fat sanctimonious bore Varano ; if it's Nepi , it's held by relatives of that woman , the Colonna , who are ruling Naples again . But the time's past when you can force lands and ...
... Nepi . If it's Camerino , I'd have to drive out that fat sanctimonious bore Varano ; if it's Nepi , it's held by relatives of that woman , the Colonna , who are ruling Naples again . But the time's past when you can force lands and ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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