Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite by Pierre Louÿs
"Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite" by Pierre Louÿs is a novel published in 1896. Set in ancient Alexandria, it follows the dangerous game between Chrysis, a courtesan proud of her beauty, and Démétrios, a sculptor unmoved by women's devotion. When Chrysis becomes the only woman indifferent to him, Démétrios pursues her obsessively, committing theft and murder to obtain three precious objects she demands. Their twisted pursuit of desire and beauty leads
to a shocking conclusion that scandalized readers upon publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925 |
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| Illustrator | Zier, Édouard, 1856-1924 |
| Title | Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite:_m%C5%93urs_antiques |
| Credits | Produced by James D. Simmons |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Courtesans -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- Fiction |
| Subject | Alexandria (Egypt) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 36378 |
| Release Date | Jun 11, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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