Sappho (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alphonse Daudet
- First Published: 1884
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Jean Gaussin, Fanny Legrand, Irène, Bouchereau, Déchelette, LaGournerie, De Potter, Rosa, Flamant, Césaire
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Art or artists, Prostitution or prostitutes, Paris, Bohemianism, Students or student life
- Locales: Paris, France
The Story:
Déchelette, a vigorous but aging engineer, spent all but two months of the year on construction projects far from Paris. Each summer, however, he returned to the carefree city to compress into two months enough pleasure to make up for his enforced absences. Jean Gaussin, a young student from the south of France, attended one of Déchelette’s masquerade parties. Jean was bewildered at the extravagant ball. Unhappy and lost, he wandered into a gallery, where he found a woman dressed as an Egyptian. When he was ready to leave, the woman stopped him and asked him to...
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