The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues

by Susan Griffin

Book Overview

From Pulitzer-Prize-nominated author Susan Griffin comes an unprecedented, provocative look at the dazzling world of the West's first independent women, whose lively liaisons brought them unspoken... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767904516
• ISBN13: 9780767904513
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Chapters provide absorbing stories

The courtesans of Paris, Rome and even New York City rose to prominence by seducing some of the most influential men of their times, accumulating the wealth and position rare to women. Griffin's Book Of The Courtesans examines the lives and achievements of these courtesans, from early Greeks to the 1900s. Chapters provide absorbing stories which go beyond biography to examine the special strengths which set these women apart from their peers.