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 45
... asking favors for their protégés ... But Her Excellency ? If she's trying to get closer to the Pope again , then it ... asked ? ” " Ah , you consider me an intruder ; you find me annoying . But don't try to deny that you were eager to ...
... asking favors for their protégés ... But Her Excellency ? If she's trying to get closer to the Pope again , then it ... asked ? ” " Ah , you consider me an intruder ; you find me annoying . But don't try to deny that you were eager to ...
Pagina 125
... asked to speak with my foster mother . While I spoke she sat motionless , with downcast eyes , a faint smile on her lips , in the attitude which I remembered so well . I looked down at her . For the first time I saw grey streaks in her ...
... asked to speak with my foster mother . While I spoke she sat motionless , with downcast eyes , a faint smile on her lips , in the attitude which I remembered so well . I looked down at her . For the first time I saw grey streaks in her ...
Pagina 263
... asked me to sit down at the foot of the bed . His eyes glittering with fever and excitement , he gave me a look that was at once impudent and apologetic . " Hold on , here's Messer Giovanni too ! As you can see . I'm still alive . This ...
... asked me to sit down at the foot of the bed . His eyes glittering with fever and excitement , he gave me a look that was at once impudent and apologetic . " Hold on , here's Messer Giovanni too ! As you can see . I'm still alive . This ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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