Aphrodite: Moeurs antiques by Pierre Louÿs
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"Aphrodite: Moeurs antiques" by Pierre Louÿs is a novel published in 1896. Set in Alexandria during the Ptolemaic era, it chronicles the tempestuous relationship between Chrysis, a beautiful courtesan, and Demetrius, a sculptor obsessed with ideal beauty. To win Chrysis's affection, Demetrius must obtain three sacred objects through theft, murder, and sacrilege. As desire transforms into something darker, the story explores the dangerous collision between physical passion and artistic idealism in a
vividly imagined ancient world where pleasure reigns supreme. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925 |
|---|---|
| Title | Aphrodite: Moeurs antiques |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite:_m%C5%93urs_antiques Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite:_m%C5%93urs_antiques |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. -- Fiction |
| Subject | Courtesans -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- Fiction |
| Subject | Alexandria (Egypt) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Erotic literature, French |
| Subject | Historical fiction, French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26685 |
| Release Date | Sep 21, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 500 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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