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OverviewThis colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life and is ""simply unputdownable"" (New York Times Book Review). 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 served as the model for 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. Erudite, witty, and always insightful, Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the Borgia family and creates a portrait alive with his superb sense of character and place. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher HibbertPublisher: Cengage Learning, Inc Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9780547247816ISBN 10: 0547247818 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPRAISE FOR CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT [A] superbly scrupulous and sympathetic interpreter.--The Boston Globe Simply unputdown-able.--The New York Times Book Review --No Source PRAISE FOR CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT [A] superbly scrupulous and sympathetic interpreter. -- The Boston Globe Simply unputdown-able. -- The New York Times Book Review <p>PRAISE FOR CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT [A] superbly scrupulous and sympathetic interpreter. -- The Boston Globe Simply unputdown-able. -- The New York Times Book Review Author InformationChristopher Hibbert (1924 - 2008) wrote more than fifty acclaimed books, including The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici and Rome: The Biography of a City. A leading popular historian whose works reflected meticulous scholarship, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |