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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, courtesans didn't lived in brothels or bend their wills to suit their suitors. They were the muses who enflamed the hearts of our most celebrated artists--Raphael, Manet, Dumas, and Proust, to name just a few--as well as becoming artists in their own right. Offering the first comprehensive tour of th
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Griffin, Susan
- Publisher
- Crown
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780767904506
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Science
- Rating
- 3.58 / 5 (658 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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