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 24
... castle and estates , the Lords Varano , had been murdered or driven away by Cesare ; Pope Alexander issued a bull that made me , the male heir of the Borgia family , Duke of Camerino . At the same time , I received also the castle and ...
... castle and estates , the Lords Varano , had been murdered or driven away by Cesare ; Pope Alexander issued a bull that made me , the male heir of the Borgia family , Duke of Camerino . At the same time , I received also the castle and ...
Pagina 111
... Castle of Carpi . I didn't see Alberto Pio more than once or twice during those weeks . He was as important in the Spanish party then as he is among the allies of France today . I saw him go by the other day on his way to the audience ...
... Castle of Carpi . I didn't see Alberto Pio more than once or twice during those weeks . He was as important in the Spanish party then as he is among the allies of France today . I saw him go by the other day on his way to the audience ...
Pagina 120
... Castle Bari is built on the sea . A path , originally intended as a means of escape but long neglected , led from the castle to an inlet . This path was reached by going through an opening in one of the outside castle walls , and down a ...
... Castle Bari is built on the sea . A path , originally intended as a means of escape but long neglected , led from the castle to an inlet . This path was reached by going through an opening in one of the outside castle walls , and down a ...
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Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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