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 24
... remember names . Later I heard about Imola and Forli , Cesena , Senigallia - I've probably been there , too . I remember Camerino only because when Cesare took posses- sion of it , I played a role in the solemn ceremony that was per ...
... remember names . Later I heard about Imola and Forli , Cesena , Senigallia - I've probably been there , too . I remember Camerino only because when Cesare took posses- sion of it , I played a role in the solemn ceremony that was per ...
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... remember is the account of Alexander's deathbed and burial , probably because particular details made an impression on me : the blue - black swollen body , already decaying , which no one wanted to touch and which had been dragged by ...
... remember is the account of Alexander's deathbed and burial , probably because particular details made an impression on me : the blue - black swollen body , already decaying , which no one wanted to touch and which had been dragged by ...
Pagina 111
... remember only certain events about our stay at the Castle of Carpi . I didn't see Alberto Pio more than once or ... remember my visit or he doesn't want to remember it . Apart from that , there's the question of whether he can give me ...
... remember only certain events about our stay at the Castle of Carpi . I didn't see Alberto Pio more than once or ... remember my visit or he doesn't want to remember it . Apart from that , there's the question of whether he can give me ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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