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 114
... retinue and , after a short time , by Isabella's retinue too . This attitude wasn't just the result of courtesy to the son of Ferrara's duchess . There were glances at me , insinuations about me , which I didn't understand . There was ...
... retinue and , after a short time , by Isabella's retinue too . This attitude wasn't just the result of courtesy to the son of Ferrara's duchess . There were glances at me , insinuations about me , which I didn't understand . There was ...
Pagina 191
... retinue , I enjoyed hospitality , was treated with courtesy . I had been given a valet and a groom . Lucrezia saw to it that my purse was always full , gave me gifts in the form of clothing and useful objects . She even went so far as ...
... retinue , I enjoyed hospitality , was treated with courtesy . I had been given a valet and a groom . Lucrezia saw to it that my purse was always full , gave me gifts in the form of clothing and useful objects . She even went so far as ...
Pagina 236
... retinue standing at a distance , waiting for him . One of them bowed to her ; after that she was aware that this man was con- stantly staring at her . She searched her memory : Have I seen that face before ? The fixed gaze was ...
... retinue standing at a distance , waiting for him . One of them bowed to her ; after that she was aware that this man was con- stantly staring at her . She searched her memory : Have I seen that face before ? The fixed gaze was ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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