Pierre Louÿs
Born 1870 · Died 1925
From Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium · Nationality: France · Writes fiction
Pierre Louÿs, pseudonym of Pierre Louis (born Dec. 10, 1870, Ghent, Belgium—died June 4, 1925, Paris, France), French novelist and poet whose merit and limitation were to express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection.
Louÿs frequented Parnassian and Symbolist circles and was a friend of the composer Claude Debussy. He founded short-lived literary reviews, notably La Conque (1891). His Chansons de Bilitis (1894), prose poems about Sapphic love, purporting to be translations from the Greek, deceived even experts. Aphrodite (1896), a novel depicting courtesan life in ancient Alexandria, made him famous. His best novel is La Femme et le pantin (1898; Woman and Puppet), which is set in Spain. Louÿs’s popularity, which rested more on his eroticism than on purely aesthetic grounds, has faded. [Encyclopædia Britannica]
Books by Pierre Louÿs in order
Books by Pierre Louÿs in the order they were published, from The Songs of Bilitis (1894) to Manuel de Gomorrhe suivi de L'Île aux dames (2004).
- 1The Songs of Bilitis
The Songs of Bilitis1894 - 2Aphrodite
Aphrodite1895 - 3Woman and Puppet, Etc
Woman and Puppet, Etc1898 - 4The Twilight of the Nymphs
The Twilight of the Nymphs1925 - 5The She Devils
The She Devils1926 - 6Manuel de Gomorrhe suivi de L'Île aux dames
Manuel de Gomorrhe suivi de L'Île aux dames2004 - 7A Handbook of Good Manners for Little GirlsA Handbook of Good Manners for Little Girls
- 8Afrodita
Afrodita - 9Erotic Adventures of Toinon
Erotic Adventures of Toinon - 10Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l'usage des mai
Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l'usage des maisons d'éducation - 11Psyche
Psyche - 12PybracPybrac
- 13The Collected Tales of Pierre Louÿs
The Collected Tales of Pierre Louÿs - 14The Collected Works of Pierre Louÿs
The Collected Works of Pierre Louÿs - 15The Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners for Use in EducatiThe Young Girl's Handbook of Good Manners for Use in Educational Establishments
- 16Two Erotic Tales
Two Erotic Tales