The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues

by Susan Griffin

Book Overview

They charmed some of Europe's most illustrious men, honing their social skills as well as their sexual ones, and accumulating wealth, fame, and power along the way. Unlike their geisha counterparts,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767904508
• ISBN13: 9780767904506
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.7"

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.