Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography [Hardcover]

Rachel Erlanger (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 372 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult; First Edition edition (June 3, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801547253
• ISBN-13: 978-0801547256
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,421,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, colorful and insightful history of Lucrezia., September 30, 1997

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This review is from: Lucrezia: A Biography of Lucrezia Borgia (Paperback)

An A&E Network show on Lucrezia Borgia prompted me to search out this book. It was worth the search. Ms. Erlanger brings you right back to that colorful period of history, with great descriptions of some of the stranger common practices of the time. Anyone who believes "family values" is a thing of the past will find out otherwise here. Indeed Lucrezia has been maligned, and her father leaves a bit to be desired. Fascinating!

2.0 out of 5 stars Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography, November 26, 2011

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This review is from: Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography (Hardcover)

A very readabale book with more information (obviously) on Lucrezia than books about The Borgia in general. The author paints a lovely picture of Lucrezia, me-thinks maybe too much. The trouble with this family is they were so secretive it is impossible for anyone to know what is true and what is not. They didn't confide in people outside the family and never committed anything about their plots and plans to writing. Did this author learn more about Lucrezia than others who questioned her "virtue" or was he just partial to her? I remain drawn to learn more about Lucrezia and her family but that may only be realized by reading and researching more about 16th century Italy to glean what others from that time - who knew them had to say - people who actually left written documents at and of the time- such as Machiavelli, da Vinci, etc. So many books, so little time. Although I don't feel I garnered a lot of solid facts from this book, I did enjoy the read. The quest goes on!