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 165
... heard her letters read aloud , heard her conduct both praised and criticized . Vannozza had spoken of her with awed respect , Cesare with indulgent irony , Sancia with envy , Rodrigo with indifference , Isabella with formality and Bona ...
... heard her letters read aloud , heard her conduct both praised and criticized . Vannozza had spoken of her with awed respect , Cesare with indulgent irony , Sancia with envy , Rodrigo with indifference , Isabella with formality and Bona ...
Pagina 214
... heard those ... rumors ? ” " Friend , the people shouted it from the housetops at the time , in Rome , in every town , village and hamlet in Italy . I heard it when I was still a boy in Arezzo . But believe me , today it's almost ...
... heard those ... rumors ? ” " Friend , the people shouted it from the housetops at the time , in Rome , in every town , village and hamlet in Italy . I heard it when I was still a boy in Arezzo . But believe me , today it's almost ...
Pagina 340
... heard and saw while I hung over the cornices of roofs , hid behind balustrades and chimney stacks . All my life I had believed in the discipline and control of the Spanish . The last remains of my self- respect rested in that belief ...
... heard and saw while I hung over the cornices of roofs , hid behind balustrades and chimney stacks . All my life I had believed in the discipline and control of the Spanish . The last remains of my self- respect rested in that belief ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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