Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia
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Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia
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Author : Baron Corvo Frederick Baron Corvo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-10-01
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia written by Baron Corvo Frederick Baron Corvo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-01 with History categories.
The author of this unusual work was one of the most enigmatic, eccentric of English writers. He lived and died in poverty, and was as unscrupulous in grasping for money as were the Borgias he wrote about in their grasping for power. He spent his adult life eluding bill collectors and landlords, begging money from friends or strangers, composing fanatically belligerent notes to publishers demanding funds they had allegedly promised him, and extorting money from hapless benefactors whose faith in him proved most often to be unfounded. Nevertheless, he produced several books of superior quality which are sui generis in their vitality, color, and individuality. The present work is an example. It is by no means a work of objective, rigorously documented scholarship; it teems with Corvo's personal hypotheses, prejudices, and grudges. It steadfastly examines every accusation that has ever been made against the Borgias. Yet it conjures up a picture of Renaissance Italy which may not be historically accurate in every detail, but which vibrates with the spirit of the age. The book is broad in scope, relating to the movements of the Borgia Family during the whole of its career as the ruling house of Italy. In a style that is by turn lyric, dramatic, humorous, sonorous and epigrammatic, Corvo traces the lives of Alonso Borgia (who became Pope Calixtus III), Roderigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI), the redoubtable Cesare Borgia and his heralded sister Lucrezia, and other lesser known but equally interesting figures of the Borgia clan. The narrative is spiced with illuminating anecdotes, curious lore, and little-known sidelights in connection with the people and events of that incomparable era.Some of the most absorbing passages are those in which Corvo interrupts the narrative to reflect on such matters as calumny (all charges against the Borgias come under this heading), the loneliness of the popes, the classic learning of the Renaissance, the superiority of the 16th-century methods and mores to 20th-century ones, and many other subjects he feels constrained to remark upon. Perhaps the most engrossing chapter of all is the one which examines the matter of poisoning in the light of the superstitions that were still alive during the Borgia era.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia
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Author : Frederick Rolfe
language : en
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications
Release Date : 1962
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia written by Frederick Rolfe and has been published by New York, Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with FRANCISCO DE BORJA, SAINT,1510-1572 categories.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia Primary Source Edition
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Author : Frederick Rolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-12
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia Primary Source Edition written by Frederick Rolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with categories.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo
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Author : Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe (pseud. Baron Corvo.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo written by Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe (pseud. Baron Corvo.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo
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Author : Frederick William S.A.L.M. Rolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo written by Frederick William S.A.L.M. Rolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo
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Author : Frederick Rolfe
language : en
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Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia By Frederick Baron Corvo written by Frederick Rolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Italy categories.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia Scholar S Choice Edition
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Author : Frederick Baron Corvo
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-19
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia Scholar S Choice Edition written by Frederick Baron Corvo and has been published by Scholar's Choice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-19 with categories.
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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia
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Author : Frederick Rolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia written by Frederick Rolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Italy categories.
A History Of The Borgias
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Author : Frederick Rolfe
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
A History Of The Borgias written by Frederick Rolfe and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with History categories.
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.
The Fall Of The House Of Borgia
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Author : Eric Russell Chamberlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Fall Of The House Of Borgia written by Eric Russell Chamberlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
Chronicles the events which led to the end of Borgia power in Italy, focusing on the roles played by Cesare, his father Alexander, and sister Lucrezia.