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 94
... Romagna . If he had been able to complete what he began with such cunning deliberation and careful cal- culation , France and the Emperor would never have been able to make us their slaves . He's been called base and treacherous , they ...
... Romagna . If he had been able to complete what he began with such cunning deliberation and careful cal- culation , France and the Emperor would never have been able to make us their slaves . He's been called base and treacherous , they ...
Pagina 146
... Romagna . The populace here isn't fit for anything like that . The Romagna is a breeding ground for feuds ; it swarms with bandits , preachers of sedition who have escaped from other places , roving bands of deserting or discharged ...
... Romagna . The populace here isn't fit for anything like that . The Romagna is a breeding ground for feuds ; it swarms with bandits , preachers of sedition who have escaped from other places , roving bands of deserting or discharged ...
Pagina 149
... Romagna , I went my own way . Now I can safely say that I have the situation more or less under control . You've often reproached me for having made a career of serving the Medici popes even while I was a staunch champion of the ...
... Romagna , I went my own way . Now I can safely say that I have the situation more or less under control . You've often reproached me for having made a career of serving the Medici popes even while I was a staunch champion of the ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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