Thaïs (novel)

Thaïs (novel)

"Thaïs" is a novel by Anatole France published in 1890. It is based on events in the life of Saint Thaïs of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th century. ["Acta SS.", IV, Oct., 223; "Bibl. Hag.lat.", II, 1161] It was the inspiration for the opera of the same name by Jules Massenet []

References

External links

* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2078 Thaïs] available at Project Gutenberg


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thais (disambiguation) — Thais or Thaïs is a celebrated ancient Greek hetaera.Thais may also refer to: *Thai people, the main ethnic group of Thailand *Thai peoples or Tai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia * Thaïs (saint), repentent… …   Wikipedia

  • Thaïs — ( el. Θαΐς) was a famous Greek hetaera who lived during the time of Alexander the Great and accompanied him on his campaigns.Thaïs first came to the attention of history when, in 330 BC, Alexander the Great burned down the palace of Persepolis… …   Wikipedia

  • Thais of Athens — is a historical novel by Ivan Efremov written in 1972. It tells the story of the famous hetaera Thais, who was one of Alexander The Great s contemporaries and companions on his conquest of the oikoumene or the known world. The book combines the… …   Wikipedia

  • Thaïs (saint) — St. Thaïs of Roman Alexandria and of the Egyptian desert was a repentent courtesan. Accounts of her LifeSt. Thaïs reportedly lived in Roman Egypt during the fourth century. She is included in literature on the lives of the saints in the Greek… …   Wikipedia

  • Thaïs (opera) — Jules Massenet …   Wikipedia

  • Balefire (novel series) — Balefire is a fantasy novel series, published in the US, Canada, UK and the Netherlands (as Vuurbaken), by Cate Tiernan, the author of the Sweep (aka Wicca) series. Beginning with A Chalice of Wind , the series follows the life of Thais Allard… …   Wikipedia

  • The Salt Roads — Infobox Book | name = The Salt Roads image caption = designed by Don Puckey, illustrated by Christian Clayton author = Nalo Hopkinson cover artist = Christian Clayton country = Canada language = English genre = folk tale, historical novel… …   Wikipedia

  • Thailand — /tuy land , leuhnd/, n. 1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939 45 and since 1949. 59,450,818; 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of… …   Universalium

  • List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …   Wikipedia

  • Tibia (video game) — Tibia Developer(s) CipSoft Publisher(s) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”