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
... Vittoria Colonna 41 49 63 V. Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 VIII . Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli . ......... . IX . Giovanni Borgia .... 143 ...
... Vittoria Colonna 41 49 63 V. Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Guicciardini ..... 87 VI . Giovanni Borgia . 97 VII . Vittoria Colonna 131 VIII . Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli . ......... . IX . Giovanni Borgia .... 143 ...
Pagina 67
... 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 - Spanish South only if he were connected to a leading family of Castilian blood ...
... 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 - Spanish South only if he were connected to a leading family of Castilian blood ...
Pagina 79
... Vittoria said , " teach me how to do that ! I will certainly do it if I can . . . " " Don't lead her astray , " Varano said to his wife . " All we can do is stimulate the will , each must find his own way alone . What do I know about ...
... Vittoria said , " teach me how to do that ! I will certainly do it if I can . . . " " Don't lead her astray , " Varano said to his wife . " All we can do is stimulate the will , each must find his own way alone . What do I know about ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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