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
... Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia ..... III . Michelangelo Buonarroti ..................... . IV . Vittoria Colonna 41 49 63 V. Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 ...
... Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia ..... III . Michelangelo Buonarroti ..................... . IV . Vittoria Colonna 41 49 63 V. Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 ...
Pagina 53
... Pietro Aretino , a rat who rummages in filth , a maggot who can thrive only on stench and corruption . As soon as he had seen that look , heard that voice , loathing and rage rose up in him . Venal and rotten , a fellow who sells his ...
... Pietro Aretino , a rat who rummages in filth , a maggot who can thrive only on stench and corruption . As soon as he had seen that look , heard that voice , loathing and rage rose up in him . Venal and rotten , a fellow who sells his ...
Pagina 99
... Pietro Aretino . Of course it was not by accident that I came upon him in the loggia . He was lying in wait for me or he had followed me . From the first word that he spoke , his intention was obvious : he wanted to strike up an ...
... Pietro Aretino . Of course it was not by accident that I came upon him in the loggia . He was lying in wait for me or he had followed me . From the first word that he spoke , his intention was obvious : he wanted to strike up an ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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