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 33
... secret disquiet , first on Rodrigo , then on me . " Take them away now , " he said finally , with a shrug . That night we left the Castel Sant'Angelo by a secret door ; our departure had to remain hidden from Cesare's enemies in the ...
... secret disquiet , first on Rodrigo , then on me . " Take them away now , " he said finally , with a shrug . That night we left the Castel Sant'Angelo by a secret door ; our departure had to remain hidden from Cesare's enemies in the ...
Pagina 212
... secret : I know what I want and I know how to get it . No one knows human nature the way I do . I'll pluck the fruits of my genius , believe me , Messer Giovanni , because I can squeeze hard cash from their cowardice , their vanity ...
... secret : I know what I want and I know how to get it . No one knows human nature the way I do . I'll pluck the fruits of my genius , believe me , Messer Giovanni , because I can squeeze hard cash from their cowardice , their vanity ...
Pagina 227
... secret , secret ! -what interests Morone has come to Rome to promote . And Messer Pietro , who , in turn , has been brought up - to - date on various particulars by her , doesn't neglect to point out that everyone in Morone's immediate ...
... secret , secret ! -what interests Morone has come to Rome to promote . And Messer Pietro , who , in turn , has been brought up - to - date on various particulars by her , doesn't neglect to point out that everyone in Morone's immediate ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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