ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COURTESAN
From Old French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana female courtier, from cortigiano courtier, from cortecourt.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTESAN»
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courtesan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Honest
Courtesan: Veronica Franco, Citizen and Writer in ...
Combining the resources of biography, history, literary theory, and cultural criticism, this sophisticated interdisciplinary work presents an eloquent and often moving account of one woman's life as an act of self-creation and as a complex ...
Margaret F. Rosenthal, 2012
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In the Company of the
Courtesan
1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns - brutally sacked by an invading army including Protestant heretics - two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away, their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as the enemy ...
Set amid the elegant châteaux of Belle époque France and the closely guarded world of nineteenth-century Persian women, Courtesan unfolds with the breathtaking cinematic sweep and stunning visual grandeur of an epic film.
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Yoshiwara: The Glittering World of the Japanese
Courtesan
The book begins with a brief history of prostitution in Japan and follows with a survey of the Yoshiwara from its origins in the early 1600s to shortly after the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Cecilia Segawa Seigle, 1993
Despite daunting obstacles, Henri’s devotion to Diane never wanes; their passion becomes one of the most legendary romances in the history of France. Also available as an eBook From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The
Courtesan's Arts: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Includes ...
Balancing theoretical and empirical research, this interdisciplinary collection is the first of its kind to explore courtesan cultures through diverse case studies--the Edo period and modern Japan, 20th-century Korea, Ming dynasty China, ...
Martha Feldman, Bonnie Gordon, 2006
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Memoirs of a
Courtesan in Nineteenth-century Paris
When C‰leste Mogador's memoirs were first published in 1854 and again in 1858, they were immediately seized and condemned as immoral and unsuitable for public consumption.
comtesse C‰leste V‰nard de Chabrillan, Monique F. Nagem, 2001
The Duke of Kylemore knows her as Soraya, London's most celebrated courtesan.
The play in the theatre, which is fully imagined in the introduction to this edition, impresses on the audience the spuriousness of rigid moral persuasions, especially when they are tried by fits of sexual passion.
John Marston, David Crane, 1997
Mired in a disastrous divorce, the Prince attempts to distract attention from his next amorous pursuit by ordering Grayson Christopher, the eligible Duke of Darlington, to pretend to London society that he is having an affair with Kate.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTESAN»
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courtesan is used in the context of the following news items.
Cliveden house's new chatelaine Natalie Livingstone tells history of …
The courtesan was Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury, and the politician George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, a childhood friend of Charles ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Jaanisaar trailer: Imran Abbas and Pernia Qureshi set to mesmerise …
From the Jaanisaar trailer, you will feel like it's the same old love story like Umrao Jaan, where Rekha played a courtesan from Lucknow. Pernia ... «India.com, Jul 15»
Periscope: Money trails lead to strange places
“In the Air Force I served this country and fought for her freedom, and as a courtesan, I have elevated women's power within the business to the ... «Journal Record, Jul 15»
Jakarta's Future Top Dancer Pirouettes Through History
... composer, Giuseppe Verdi, “La Traviata” (1853), tells the tragic love story between a courtesan, Violetta, and a young nobleman, Alfredo. «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
Opera Australia's La Traviata revival shows elegance and safe …
Lorina Gore, playing the doomed courtesan Violetta, displayed a versatile coloratura, adroitly switching from lighter, more feathery tones to ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Central City Opera's New Season Rolls from Baroque to Broadway
Sandell also prepared by immersing herself in the source material for Traviata, the classic 1853 tragedy about a dying courtesan, Violetta, who ... «Westword, Jul 15»
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES Choreographer competition set to open …
Soprano Natalie Dessay plays the title role of tragic courtesan Violetta Valery, with tenor Matthew Polenzani as her lover Alfredo Germont, in a ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
Dramaworks staging Sondheim's 'most hopeful' show
... she portrays the matriarch Madame Armfeldt, the party's hostess and the dispenser of wisdom from her lucrative past as a courtesan. «Palm Beach Daily News, Jul 15»
Mistresses of scandal manor
... to build the ultimate love nest: a secluded mansion in which to enjoy his affair with an ambitious courtesan not much older than Keeler. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8 authors on books that taught them about first love
As she begins her new life as l'Ange she becomes one of the most celebrated courtesan in France thanks to an unlikely meeting with a wealthy ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
