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 77
... there is no righteousness , there is no justice , there's only rot and cacophony . The Church can't show us the way . Faith doesn't mean anything to most of us , don't tell me it permeates our lives — that's a lie ! Everything is ...
... there is no righteousness , there is no justice , there's only rot and cacophony . The Church can't show us the way . Faith doesn't mean anything to most of us , don't tell me it permeates our lives — that's a lie ! Everything is ...
Pagina 145
... there were one , I'd be the first to implement it , I'd use every effort to fight for it . But I've come to the conclusion ... there's little chance for change or im- provement . In this sea of disasters which is our life on earth , I ...
... there were one , I'd be the first to implement it , I'd use every effort to fight for it . But I've come to the conclusion ... there's little chance for change or im- provement . In this sea of disasters which is our life on earth , I ...
Pagina 213
... There's nothing you can't accomplish with my help , Messer . Of course you have to put your trust in me above all your other connec- tions ... " " Messer Pietro , I can't help admiring the persistence with which you keep attempting to ...
... There's nothing you can't accomplish with my help , Messer . Of course you have to put your trust in me above all your other connec- tions ... " " Messer Pietro , I can't help admiring the persistence with which you keep attempting to ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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