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Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498152273
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (522 download)
Download or read book Lucrezia Borgia written by Victor Hugo and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1847 Edition.
Author : Sarah Bradford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101525347
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Lucrezia Borgia written by Sarah Bradford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day. Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create.
Author : Maria Bellonci
Publisher : Phoenix
ISBN 13 : 9781842120590
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Life and Times of Lucrezia Borgia written by Maria Bellonci and published by Phoenix. This book was released on 1988 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the violent personalities of the High Renaissance, Lucrezia Borgia is chiefly remembered as a raven-haired poisoner.
Author : C. W. Gortner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0345533976
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book The Vatican Princess written by C. W. Gortner and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade paperback edition includes a reader's guide.
Author : Dario Fo
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1609452844
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Pope's Daughter written by Dario Fo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucrezia Borgia is one of the most vilified women in modern history. The daughter of a notorious pope, she was twice betrothed before the age of eleven and thrice married—one husband was forced to declare himself impotent and thereby unfit and another was murdered by Lucrezia’s own brother, Cesar Borgia. She is cast in the role of murderess, temptress, incestuous lover, loose woman, femme fatale par excellence. But there are two sides to every story. Lucrezia Borgia is the only woman in history to have serve as the head of the Catholic Church. She successfully administered several of Renaissance Italy’s most thriving cities, founded one of the world’s first credit unions, and was a generous patron of the arts. She was mother to a prince and to a cardinal. She was a devoted wife to the Prince of Ferrara, and the lover of the poet Pietro Bembo. She was a child of the renaissance and, in many ways, the world’s first modern woman. In this richly imagined novel, Nobel laureate Dario Fo reveals Lucrezia’s humanity, her passion for life, her compassion for others, and her skill at navigating around her family’s evildoings. The Borgias are unrivalled for the range and magnitude of their political machinations and opportunism. Fo’s brilliance rests in his rendering their story as a shocking mirror image of the uses and abuses of power in our own time. Lucrezia herself becomes a model for how to survive and rise above those abuses. Part Wolf Hall, part House of Cards, The Pope's Daugther will appeal to readers of historical fiction and of contemporary fiction alike and will delight anyone fascinated by Renaissance Italy.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Hibbert
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547350619
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431–1519 written by Christopher Hibbert and published by HMH. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they lived in—the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance—to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame—Lucrezia Borgia, his daughter, whose husband was famously murdered by her brother, and that brother, Cesare, who inspired Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. Notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder, the dynasty’s dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. From the author of The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici and other acclaimed works, The Borgias and Their Enemies is “a fascinating read” (Library Journal).
Author : J. M. Weston
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022150072
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia a Drama written by J. M. Weston and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping historical drama, J.M. Weston takes the reader inside the sinister court of Lucretia Borgia, the notorious daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Examining themes of power, corruption, and betrayal, this play is sure to captivate audiences and leave them spellbound. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jeanne Kalogridis
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429906014
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Borgia Bride written by Jeanne Kalogridis and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivacious Sancha of Aragon arrives in Rome newly wed to a member of the notorious Borgia dynasty. Surrounded by the city's opulence and political corruption, she befriends her glamorous and deceitful sister-in-law, Lucrezia, whose jealousy is as legendary as her beauty. Some say Lucrezia has poisoned her rivals, particularly those to whom her handsome brother, Cesare, has given his heart. So when Sancha falls under Cesare's irresistible spell, she must hide her secret or lose her life. Caught in the Borgias' sinister web, she summons her courage and uses her cunning to outwit them at their own game. Vividly interweaving historical detail with fiction, The Borgia Bride is a richly compelling tale of conspiracy, sexual intrigue, loyalty, and drama.
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Dunant
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0748128727
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Blood & Beauty written by Sarah Dunant and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched only by its brutality and corruption. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy, he is defined not just by his wealth, charisma and power, but by his blood: a Spanish Pope in a city run by Italians. If he is to succeed, he must use his Machiavellian son and innocent daughter. Stripping away the myths around the Borgias, Blood & Beauty breathes life into the astonishing family of Alexander VI and celebrates the raw power of history itself: compelling, complex, and relentless.
Author : Ferdinand Gregorovius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia written by Ferdinand Gregorovius and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. M. Weston
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267428007
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia written by J. M. Weston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lucretia Borgia: A Drama We shall not attempt any criticism On the drama, the press and the public having universally decided in its favor. Sufficient to say that it is frequently played throughout the Union by Miss Dean, Miss Legan, and others, and ai ways proves a sure card, when more legitimate pieces fail to draw. Our thanks are due to the author for his kindness in furnishing the copy from which we publish. We are also indebted to J. B. Wright and Alfred Howell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Sarah Bower
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447229991
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)
Download or read book Sins of the House of Borgia written by Sarah Bower and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella expel the Jews from Spain, six year old Esther Sarfati finds herself travelling to Rome to join her father, a successful banker who has helped his fellow Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, finance his bid for the Papacy. Nine years later, as Pope Alexander VI, he repays the favour by offering Esther a place in the household of his daughter, Lucrezia, who is about to marry Alfonso d'Este, heir to the Duchy of Ferrara. Against her own better judgement, but in accordance with her father's wishes for her future, the re-named Violante converts to Christianity and enters Lucrezia's service as lady-in-waiting. Flattered by Lucrezia's favour, seduced by the friendship of her cousin, Angela Borgia and swept off her feet by Lucrezia's glamorous and dangerous brother, Cesare, she is drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit which will test her heart to its utmost and burden her with secrets she must carry to her grave. Set against the glittering background of the court of Ferrara in the early sixteenth century, this is the heart-breaking story of what happens to an innocent abroad in the world of the Borgias.
Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Lucretia Borgia, a Drama in Three Acts written by Victor Hugo and published by . This book was released on 18?? with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Mara DeSilva
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429560303
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)
Download or read book The Borgia Family written by Jennifer Mara DeSilva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Borgia Family: Rumor and Representation explores the historical and cultural structures that underpin the early modern Borgia family, their notoriety, and persistence and reinvention in the popular imagination. The book balances studies focusing on early modern observations of the Borgias and studies deconstructing later incarnations on the stage, on the page, on the street, and on the screen. It reveals how contemporary observers, later authors and artists, and generations of historians reinforced and perpetuated both rumor and reputation, ultimately contributing to the Borgia Black Legend and its representations. Focused on the deeds and posthumous reputations of Pope Alexander VI and his children, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, the volume charts the choices made by the family and contextualizes them amid contemporary expectations and reactions. Extending beyond their deaths, it also investigates how the Borgias became emblems of anti-Catholic and anti-Spanish criticism in the later early modern period and their residing reputation as the best and worst of the Renaissance. Exploring a spectrum of traditional and modern media, The Borgia Family contextualizes both Borgia deeds and their modern representations to analyze the family’s continuing history and meaning in the twenty-first century. It will be of great interest to researchers and students working on interdisciplinary aspects of the Renaissance and early modern Italy.
Author : Sarah Dunant
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 144340649X
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)
Download or read book In the Name of the Family written by Sarah Dunant and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A Times (London) Best Book of the Year** Before the Corleones, before the Lannisters, there were the Borgias. One of history’s most notorious families comes to life in this riveting bestseller, as the House of Borgia crosses paths with a young diplomat named Niccolò Machiavelli. “Full to the brim with vivid historical details both gory and beautiful.” —Library Journal It is 1502 and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, aged twenty-two—already three times married and a pawn in her father’s plans—is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class on the dark arts of power and politics. What he learns will go on to inform his great work of modern politics, The Prince. But while the pope rails against old age and his son’s increasingly maverick behavior, it is Lucrezia who must navigate the treacherous court of Urbino and another challenging marriage to create her own place in history. Bestselling novelist Sarah Dunant employs her remarkable gifts as a storyteller to bring to life the passionate men and women of the Borgia family, as well as the ever-compelling figure of Machiavelli, through whom the reader will experience one of the most fascinating—and doomed—dynasties of all time.
