The Book of the Courtesans - A Catalogue of Their Virtues (Hardcover)


This is the story of courtesans, or kept women, the highest and most educated form of prostitutes, who from the 16th century through to the 19th century wielded more power and influence over European culture and society than any other group of women.;Susan Griffin's book attempts to provide a missing link in the lineage of lives and events that led to greater female emancipation in the modern world. Though they were plying a trade, courtesans enjoyed a far greater range of freedom, not simply sexual, than most women during those centuries. They chose their loves, men and women, and most of them also chose their benefactors; they were queens of the demi-monde, often living lives of great luxury.

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This is the story of courtesans, or kept women, the highest and most educated form of prostitutes, who from the 16th century through to the 19th century wielded more power and influence over European culture and society than any other group of women.;Susan Griffin's book attempts to provide a missing link in the lineage of lives and events that led to greater female emancipation in the modern world. Though they were plying a trade, courtesans enjoyed a far greater range of freedom, not simply sexual, than most women during those centuries. They chose their loves, men and women, and most of them also chose their benefactors; they were queens of the demi-monde, often living lives of great luxury.

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Imprint

Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

February 2002

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Dimensions

234 x 153mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

320

ISBN-13

978-0-333-90054-3

Barcode

9780333900543

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LSN

0-333-90054-5



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