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Vittoria Accoramboni [EPUB ebook]
Chroniques Italiennes

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Vittoria Accoramboni, aristocrate née dans le duché d’Urbino, est une jeune fille à la beauté et au charme extraordinaires, objet de la dévotion de tous ceux qui la croisent. Parmi de nombreux prétendants, les parents de Vittoria choisissent de la marier à Félix Peretti, neveu du cardinal Montalto, futur pape Sixte Quint. Vittoria est adorée par sa belle-famille, le cardinal Montalto étend sa protection et ses faveurs aux trois frères de la jeune femme. Mais cette situation idyllique deviendra bientôt un cauchemar.
Admirable exemple du récit de Stendhal, Vittoria Accoramboni fait partie des Chroniques Italiennes.

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Language French ● Format EPUB ● Pages 39 ● ISBN 9788834111871 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher Éditions Synapses ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7004221 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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