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 52
... knew he had to support his relatives . Had he actually received more than the amount which he thought they had given him ? He cursed his carelessness , the confusion in his business records . All he knew was that he had worked for ten ...
... knew he had to support his relatives . Had he actually received more than the amount which he thought they had given him ? He cursed his carelessness , the confusion in his business records . All he knew was that he had worked for ten ...
Pagina 72
... knew that feeling : it was a prelude to the passion which had driven her into his arms in the past . Now the only affection shown between them were formal kisses of greeting and farewell . She tried to distract herself from the ...
... knew that feeling : it was a prelude to the passion which had driven her into his arms in the past . Now the only affection shown between them were formal kisses of greeting and farewell . She tried to distract herself from the ...
Pagina 193
... knew that my companion of that evening had not been ac- cused . Alfonso knew that I knew it . His accusation and my defense were both purely formal . When he understood that I was ready to leave if he would give me further help , and ...
... knew that my companion of that evening had not been ac- cused . Alfonso knew that I knew it . His accusation and my defense were both purely formal . When he understood that I was ready to leave if he would give me further help , and ...
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Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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