Project Gutenberg 2006-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 161 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Douglas, Robert B. (Robert Bruce) 1848 Douglas, R. B. (Robert Bruce) Douglas, Robert Bruce Thais Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger "Thais" by Anatole France is a novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in ancient Egypt, focusing on the ascetic life of the monks living in the desert of Thebaid and the struggle between spiritual desires and earthly pleasures. The main character, Paphnutius, is a holy abbot who grapples with his past attraction to the beautiful courtesan, Thais, and is determined to save her from a life of sin. The opening of "Thais" introduces a rich tapestry of characters, primarily among the hermits and cenobites of the Thebaid, who are engaged in rigorous self-discipline and prayer as they confront both divine and demonic forces. Central to this conflict is Paphnutius, who reflects on his earlier seduction by Thais and vows to rescue her from the temptations of the world. As he embarks on a journey to find her, the narrative highlights the spiritual battles faced by the saints and the allure of carnal temptations symbolized by Thais. The stage is set for an exploration of redemption, sacrifice, and the clash between ascetic ideals and sensual desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Egypt -- Fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Hermits -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction PQ Text Opera Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 366929 366938 2024-09-01T12:01:11.886545 2023-10-01T10:52:37.795959 text/html text/html 373319 2021-01-27T15:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 129766 2021-01-27T15:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 170912 2024-09-01T12:01:17.295512 application/epub+zip 175205 2024-09-01T12:01:13.281533 application/epub+zip 175206 2024-09-01T12:01:12.445573 application/epub+zip 296437 2024-09-01T12:01:20.484510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278614 2024-09-01T12:01:16.740519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278650 2022-09-01T13:37:36.570596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317804 317773 2024-09-01T12:01:11.351547 2023-10-01T10:52:37.321972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 320293 2016-10-05T09:49:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123920 2016-10-05T09:52:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 317705 2006-03-21T18:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123513 2006-03-21T18:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22208 2024-09-01T12:01:20.638498 application/rdf+xml 8814 2024-09-01T12:01:12.800539 image/jpeg 2377 2024-09-01T12:01:12.622556 image/jpeg 168499 2024-09-01T12:01:11.921541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia