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Courtesanship
Courtesanship
CourtesanshipSee also Mistresses, Prostitution.Aspasiamistress of Pericles; byword for cultured courtesan. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 58]Camillebeautiful courtesan, the toast of Paris. [Fr. Lit.: Camille]Laiscelebrated Thessalonian courtesan, so beautiful the townswomen kill her out of jealousy. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 561]Lescaut, Manonlives well by giving affections to noblemen. [Fr. Lit.: Mahon Lescaut]Marneffe, Madameas courtesan for barons, she obtains wealth. [Fr. Lit.: Cousin Bette, Magill I, 166–168]Phryne(4th century B.C.) wealthy Athenian hetaera of surpassing beauty. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 784]RosetteD’Albert’s pliable, versatile, talented, acknowledged bedmate. [Fr. Lit.: Mademoiselle de Maupin. Magill I, 542–543]ThaïsAlexandrian courtesan, converts to Christianity. [Medieval Legend: Walsh Classical, 307]Vasantasenalovely courtesan whose many adventures culminate in an edict freeing her from her courtesan status. [Sanskrit Lit.: The Little Clay Cart in Haydn & Fuller, 432]Violettaprosperous courtesan in fashionable Paris. [Ital. Opera: Verdi La Traviata in Benét, 1022] |