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 66
... peace . Was I working only for peace ? I pray God to help me to be honest with myself ... Why do I doubt myself again ? Of course I was trying to pave the way for har- mony , for mutual understanding ... If I were really doing it only ...
... peace . Was I working only for peace ? I pray God to help me to be honest with myself ... Why do I doubt myself again ? Of course I was trying to pave the way for har- mony , for mutual understanding ... If I were really doing it only ...
Pagina 81
... peace . When he was the papal ambassador in France and Spain , I wrote to him regularly . And it was he who brought me into direct contact with His Holiness . In one letter I implored the Pope to work for a reconcili- ation of the ...
... peace . When he was the papal ambassador in France and Spain , I wrote to him regularly . And it was he who brought me into direct contact with His Holiness . In one letter I implored the Pope to work for a reconcili- ation of the ...
Pagina 136
... peace was out of the question at this stage ; Italy was fated to be domi- nated by the Emperor . How could people ... peaceful settlement appeared to stem from stupidity and not from a conscious intention to thwart him . It was only when ...
... peace was out of the question at this stage ; Italy was fated to be domi- nated by the Emperor . How could people ... peaceful settlement appeared to stem from stupidity and not from a conscious intention to thwart him . It was only when ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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