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 173
... women's business ! Keep all that stuff out of my way until the Duchess comes back . Give me decent food - no gilded ... women friends . Alfonso had a penchant for fat , dark women , pleasure - seeking and sensual , but at the same time ...
... women's business ! Keep all that stuff out of my way until the Duchess comes back . Give me decent food - no gilded ... women friends . Alfonso had a penchant for fat , dark women , pleasure - seeking and sensual , but at the same time ...
Pagina 223
... women for hours about things in which only women are interested : clothes , recipes , love affairs . He can bring a very wealthy client into the house as well as a soothsayer , understands how to invest money , knows where to get any ...
... women for hours about things in which only women are interested : clothes , recipes , love affairs . He can bring a very wealthy client into the house as well as a soothsayer , understands how to invest money , knows where to get any ...
Pagina 290
... women and mar- ket vendors . There are no more reception evenings , there is nothing to ar- range , nothing to prepare for . All the long day , nothing to do but huddle by the fire , brooding on approaching disaster , watching Tullia ...
... women and mar- ket vendors . There are no more reception evenings , there is nothing to ar- range , nothing to prepare for . All the long day , nothing to do but huddle by the fire , brooding on approaching disaster , watching Tullia ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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