Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 220 Louÿs, Pierre 1870 1925 Chrysis, Pierre Pierre Louÿs Louys, Pierre Louis, Pierre-Félix Louis, Pierre-Felix Les chansons de Bilitis Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_Bilitis https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Chansons_de_Bilitis Produced by Carlo Traverso, Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Chuck Greif. "Les Chansons De Bilitis" by Pierre Louÿs is a collection of lyrical poems written in the late 19th century that explores themes of love and desire through the lens of ancient Greece. The work focuses on the life and emotions of Bilitis, a young girl from Pamphylia, recounting her experiences with friendship, jealousy, and passion, particularly her deep bond with Mnasidika. The opening of "Les Chansons De Bilitis" introduces readers to Bilitis, detailing her tranquil upbringing in a mountainous village, where she lives with her mother and sisters. As she matures, she becomes enchanted by the nymphs and begins to explore her own feelings of love and jealousy, particularly regarding her friend Mnasidika. The poet sets a vivid scene of Bilitis's world, rich with pastoral imagery and hints of the complexities of her budding emotions and desires. This initial portion paints a portrait of innocence and longing, setting the stage for themes of love that resonate throughout the poems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. fr French poetry Lesbians -- Poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Poetry Category: French Literature 173506 2025-08-08T09:00:20.428782 text/html 171270 2013-03-20T06:48:58 text/html 262938 2025-08-08T09:00:27.781803 application/epub+zip 260492 2025-08-08T09:00:23.581791 application/epub+zip 132936 2025-08-08T09:00:22.126799 application/epub+zip 503949 2025-08-08T09:00:30.739879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480148 2025-08-08T09:00:26.697804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234027 2022-09-03T04:00:33.390389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149643 2025-08-08T09:00:19.697801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146807 2012-06-10T11:00:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19395 2025-08-08T09:00:30.877734 application/rdf+xml 14427 2025-08-08T09:00:22.627800 image/jpeg 4010 2025-08-08T09:00:22.374787 image/jpeg 58831 2012-06-10T11:01:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 181129 2013-03-20T06:49:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 251142 2025-08-08T09:00:20.461787 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia