The pope's daughter: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia
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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.
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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Alexander
Alexander -- VI, -- Pope, -- 1431-1503 -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Borgia, Lucrezia
Borgia, Lucrezia, -- 1480-1519 -- Fiction
Borgia family
Borgia family -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Italy -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction
Literature
Nobility
Nobility -- Italy -- Papal States -- Fiction
Rome (Italy) -- Fiction
Alexander -- VI, -- Pope, -- 1431-1503 -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Borgia, Lucrezia
Borgia, Lucrezia, -- 1480-1519 -- Fiction
Borgia family
Borgia family -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Italy -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction
Literature
Nobility
Nobility -- Italy -- Papal States -- Fiction
Rome (Italy) -- Fiction
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title_full | The Pope's Daughter A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia The pope's daughter / Dario Fo ; translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar The pope's daughter [electronic resource] Fo, Dario, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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