The Scarlet City: A Novel of 16th-century ItalyAcademy Chicago Publishers, 1990 - 367 pagina's The novel centres around Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome. Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni doesn't know his parentage. Is Cesare Borgia his father or his brother? Or is he no relation at all? Is Lucrezia Borgia his mother or his sister -- or possibly both? Hella Haasse uses the ferment and intrigue of the Italian Wars -- during which French, Swiss, Spanish and German armies surged into Italy -- as a backdrop for Giovanni's agonising quest for his identity. Giovanni's search introduces us to some of the most intriguing people of the times: the Italian patriot Michelangelo; elegant Vittoria Colonna and her estranged husband the Marquis of Pescara. We meet also lucrezia Borgia and her cruel, unpredictable husband, the Duke of Ferrara; the scurrilous writer Pietro Aretino and the seductive courtesan Tullia d'Aragona. Hella Haasse draws each with great depth and brilliant colour. |
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Pagina 59
... silence under the painted , vaulted roof seemed disturbed suddenly by a rustling , as if an immense multitude were ap- proaching in mortal terror , an apprehensive , lamenting horde , a swelling tidal wave of fear . The man below ...
... silence under the painted , vaulted roof seemed disturbed suddenly by a rustling , as if an immense multitude were ap- proaching in mortal terror , an apprehensive , lamenting horde , a swelling tidal wave of fear . The man below ...
Pagina 110
... silence confused me . My words echoed in the silence . It was the first time that I had openly called Cesare my father . I was excited at the prospect of traveling in a ship at sea ; I couldn't think about anything else . I forgot that ...
... silence confused me . My words echoed in the silence . It was the first time that I had openly called Cesare my father . I was excited at the prospect of traveling in a ship at sea ; I couldn't think about anything else . I forgot that ...
Pagina 290
... silence of the night , a new idea takes possession of her . Tullia is bewitched . Didn't the Borgia have their will of every woman , weren't they able to put all their enemies out of the way ? In the Vatican at one time , Il Duca had a ...
... silence of the night , a new idea takes possession of her . Tullia is bewitched . Didn't the Borgia have their will of every woman , weren't they able to put all their enemies out of the way ? In the Vatican at one time , Il Duca had a ...
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Introduction | 9 |
The Italian Wars xi | 11 |
Giovanni Borgia | 17 |
Copyright | |
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