Dictionary of Courtesans.
Hayward, C.
Place Published: New York:
Publisher: University Books,
Date Published: 1962.
Description: This book has 491 pages including Author's Note on Authorities and Translations with 16 pages of black and white photos. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD with foxing to the page edges. The condition of the jacket is VERY GOOD fading to spine and front cover edge. Price clipped. JMVINTAGE specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...FAMOUS COURTESANS and other curious people. The dust jacket reads: An anthology, sometimes gay, sometimes tragic, of the celebrated courtesans of history from antiquity to the present day. Arranged in alphaabetical order. Mr Hayward has pur together an anthology of the most notable passages in modern and classic literature on the subject of courtesans. The order of appearance is netigher the chronology of the writing nor the authors' names, but the simple and effective device of the alphabetical order of the women's names referred to, so that we have a biographical dictionary of courtesans. Who does not remember Marguerite Cautier? Or Carmen: Or Manon Lescaut: Or Ninon de Lenclos: From Ninon's letters we turn to the justly famous memoirs of Harriette Wilson.each reader will find his own favorite quickly, thanks to the alphabetical arrangement. Where morehas been written about a celebrated courtesan than it would be possible to quote,either a few of the most striking passages have been given, or the information available has been condensed into a definitive biographicalnotice. What emerges from these pages, as a result, is a clear picture, sometimes gay, sometimes tragic, of the lives of these women from antiquity to the present day.
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dj
Book Id: 1143
Price: $28.00
