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 40
... living soul here who would acknowledge my claim . To tell the truth , even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom . Varano is the legitimate heir of a family that has been settled in Camerino since before living memory ...
... living soul here who would acknowledge my claim . To tell the truth , even I don't believe that I can assert a claim to the dukedom . Varano is the legitimate heir of a family that has been settled in Camerino since before living memory ...
Pagina 146
... living soul here is sure of his life or his property - small wonder , after half a century of robbery , murder , plunder ! Think about how dangerous it would be to arm these fellows if there were a war . It would take a great deal to ...
... living soul here is sure of his life or his property - small wonder , after half a century of robbery , murder , plunder ! Think about how dangerous it would be to arm these fellows if there were a war . It would take a great deal to ...
Pagina 213
... what I know doesn't pass my lips ... " " In the Devil's name , what is it then ? " " Don't take offense . We're living in a sinful age , Messer . There are things which men of the world - like you -213- Aretino and Borgia.
... what I know doesn't pass my lips ... " " In the Devil's name , what is it then ? " " Don't take offense . We're living in a sinful age , Messer . There are things which men of the world - like you -213- Aretino and Borgia.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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