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Lifetime: 1870 - 1925 Passed: ≈ 99 years ago

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Writer

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Pierre Louÿs

Books by Pierre Louÿs

Chansons De Bilitis Cover image

Chansons De Bilitis

Poetry Romance Mythology
Love Mythology Deception Passion Desire Poetry Ancient Greece Erotic Lesbian Sappho Lesbos Cyprus

Les Chansons de Bilitis est un recueil de poèmes écrits par Pierre Louÿs, publiés en 1894. L’œuvre, présentée comme des découvertes de manuscrits anciens, relate la vie de Bilitis, une poétesse fictive ayant vécu sur l'île de Lesbos, considérée comm...

Lieder der Bilitis Cover image

Lieder der Bilitis

Poetry
Love Loss Sexuality Coming-of-age Ancient Greece Elegy Eroticism Sappho Female Poet Pamphilia Mytilene Kypros

Lieder der Bilitis is a collection of poems written by Pierre Louÿs and attributed to an ancient Greek poetess named Bilitis. The poems are written in a style that imitates the works of Sappho and other ancient Greek poets, and they explore themes of...