Louÿs
Americannoun
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“Bilitis”, she explains, was supposedly one of Sappho’s lovers, the invention of French poet Pierre Louÿs.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2019
He spoke of some of the new Frenchmen, and at great length of Pierre Louÿs, whom he described as a disciple: "It was I, Frank, who induced him to write his 'Aphrodite' in prose."
From Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 by Harris, Frank
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