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 225
... Strozzi , the Florentine envoy , calls her As- pasia because when he pours his heart out to her , she makes him feel like a Pericles . Because of her - and against the orders of Florence -- he has extended his stay in Rome . He is in ...
... Strozzi , the Florentine envoy , calls her As- pasia because when he pours his heart out to her , she makes him feel like a Pericles . Because of her - and against the orders of Florence -- he has extended his stay in Rome . He is in ...
Pagina 228
... Strozzi knows , then I might be able to speed up the pace of the affair through my connections at the court ... Yes ... Strozzi exhibits some uneasiness . " Swear to me , Tullia , that this will stay between the two of us . " Tullia ...
... Strozzi knows , then I might be able to speed up the pace of the affair through my connections at the court ... Yes ... Strozzi exhibits some uneasiness . " Swear to me , Tullia , that this will stay between the two of us . " Tullia ...
Pagina 293
... Strozzi . " He's gone , she doesn't eat , she doesn't sleep , she doesn't say a word , do come , Excellency , per misericordia . " But what can Strozzi do ? She won't look at the presents he brings her , she won't touch the delicacies ...
... Strozzi . " He's gone , she doesn't eat , she doesn't sleep , she doesn't say a word , do come , Excellency , per misericordia . " But what can Strozzi do ? She won't look at the presents he brings her , she won't touch the delicacies ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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