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 105
... waiting that must surely seem hopeless . " Form , style ... Who dares to say hopeless ? I don't waste my patience , Messer . You may go . " Looking back on all this , I know now that the belated realization that her waiting had actually ...
... waiting that must surely seem hopeless . " Form , style ... Who dares to say hopeless ? I don't waste my patience , Messer . You may go . " Looking back on all this , I know now that the belated realization that her waiting had actually ...
Pagina 137
... waiting , always waiting . My money has run out . Neither you nor I have anything left to sell or pawn . I can't pay my men , so I have to let them -137— Vittoria Colonna.
... waiting , always waiting . My money has run out . Neither you nor I have anything left to sell or pawn . I can't pay my men , so I have to let them -137— Vittoria Colonna.
Pagina 154
... Waiting in the anteroom that day , I learned about the other side of things that happened long ago . The men from ... waiting such a long time . When we were walking back through the gallery , I saw him bite his lips repeatedly to hide a ...
... Waiting in the anteroom that day , I learned about the other side of things that happened long ago . The men from ... waiting such a long time . When we were walking back through the gallery , I saw him bite his lips repeatedly to hide a ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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