by Pierre Louys · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788471991133
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«Afrodita» is the erotic novel by Pierre Louÿs, published by Ediciones Prometeo in paperback (203 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Alexandria in the 1st century BC, it narrates the encounter between the courtesan Chrysis, whose beauty makes her powerful, and the sculptor Demetrios, lover of the queen. Desire turns into a dangerous obsession when she imposes three trials on him, and passion unfolds in a decadent and sensual city.
Subtitled «Costumbres antiguas», it was originally published in 1896 as Aphrodite. Mœurs antiques; this Spanish edition dates from 1975.
For readers of classic erotic fiction and 19th-century French literature.
Pierre-Félix Louÿs was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection". He was made first a Chevalier and then an Officer of the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French literature.
