Thaïs
(2011)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Barnes & Noble, 2011
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781411444881 MWT15348088, 1411444884 15348088
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Published in 1890, this historical novel, based on the life of Saint Thais of Egypt, inspired the opera by Massenet. Its focus is less on Thais-a courtesan who converted to Christianity-than on Paphnutius, a self-deluded hermit who abandons his ascetic life in order to save the seductress Thais's soul . . . or so he believes
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