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 28
... dare to stir , or to push aside the covers . Rodrigo was sleeping and I felt that the woman at the window was aware of my every movement , although she did not look at me . The bed in which I lay was her bed ; I was suddenly certain of ...
... dare to stir , or to push aside the covers . Rodrigo was sleeping and I felt that the woman at the window was aware of my every movement , although she did not look at me . The bed in which I lay was her bed ; I was suddenly certain of ...
Pagina 57
... dare to probe . He saw in them the embodiment of his own doubt , despair , bitterness and fear . From this distance , he could hardly see the expressions on their faces , the subtleties of their gestures . He had to shut his eyes to ...
... dare to probe . He saw in them the embodiment of his own doubt , despair , bitterness and fear . From this distance , he could hardly see the expressions on their faces , the subtleties of their gestures . He had to shut his eyes to ...
Pagina 92
... dare to object to anything you decree ? Arm and train the populace . That's one point . Then comes a second one at least as important : what we need most urgently is a leader . Not just anyone , but a man who inspires us with con ...
... dare to object to anything you decree ? Arm and train the populace . That's one point . Then comes a second one at least as important : what we need most urgently is a leader . Not just anyone , but a man who inspires us with con ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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