1920s EROTIC ART-DECO ILLUSTRATIONS PLEASURE of BEING BEATEN by LUCIAN antique

THE PLEASURE of BEING BEATEN
and other fleshly delights

from Lucian's Mimes of the Courtesans

New York: privately printed; n.d. (c. 1920s)

Original cloth, title in black to the spine.

Some wear of the binding, excellent interior condition

137 pp

  size : 5 1/2 by 8 3/4"

Text in English
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"The Pleasure of Being Beaten" is a dramatic, satirical dialogue from Lucian's Mimes of the Courtesans (also known as Dialogues of the Courtesans), written in the 2nd century AD

 Lucian of Samosata was an Assyrian satirist writing in Greek who poked fun at mythology, philosophy, and societal norms.The Context: The collection features short, comedic conversations between ancient Greek hetairai (courtesans/sex workers), discussing their romantic entanglements, financial struggles, and clients.

"The Pleasure of Being Beaten":
In this specific dialogue (between Ampelis and Chrysis), Chrysis laments the rough, abusive treatment she receives from a jealous lover named Gorgias, despite claims that it proves his intense passion.
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