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 26
... look at us or give any sign of enjoyment . Now , after all these years , I know that his unwavering dark look was not for us , but for Alexander . Whenever I think of Cesare , I see him with that expression on his face — a look at once ...
... look at us or give any sign of enjoyment . Now , after all these years , I know that his unwavering dark look was not for us , but for Alexander . Whenever I think of Cesare , I see him with that expression on his face — a look at once ...
Pagina 126
... look in your eyes , the set of your mouth . I think that you have to strive against a deep darkness in yourself . Don't ask me why . How can I express something that I don't understand myself ? I wish this for you— that you learn to ...
... look in your eyes , the set of your mouth . I think that you have to strive against a deep darkness in yourself . Don't ask me why . How can I express something that I don't understand myself ? I wish this for you— that you learn to ...
Pagina 127
... look . Sometimes I think : if there are angels , they look like this . Often I stand before the painting as I stand before my own mirror . Look at it , Giovanni , and tell me what you are . " Later in France when I saw a similar ...
... look . Sometimes I think : if there are angels , they look like this . Often I stand before the painting as I stand before my own mirror . Look at it , Giovanni , and tell me what you are . " Later in France when I saw a similar ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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