[Gutenberg 36378] • Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite
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- Authors
- Louÿs, Pierre
- Publisher
- Yurita Press
- Tags
- alexandria (egypt) -- fiction , courtesans -- egypt -- alexandria -- fiction , classics
- Date
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 8.79 MB
- Lang
- en
*Aphrodite* is a masterpiece of French 19th century literature. This classical tale of sensuous love was one of the best-selling novels of its time. Published in 1896, *Aphrodite* made Pierre Louÿs famous and was by far his greatest success, surpassing that of his other well-know works such as *The Songs of Bilitis*.
The story takes place in Alexandria in the 1st Century BCE where Demetrios, a renowned artist falls in love with a courtesan, Chrysis. She asks him to prove his love to her by committing three crimes and Demetrios agrees.