The Twilight of the Nymphs

by Pierre Louÿs

A collection of seven mildly erotic "pastel" stories, based mostly on mythology, originally published in limited editions in Paris between 1893 and 1898. Pierre Louÿs retells these legends so beautifully that, under the spell of his relation, one almost loses sight of the extent to which their consummate literary craftsmanship reveals the master of literary technic no less than the imaginative artist. The pastels are not so sensational as some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589639626
• ISBN13: 9781589639621
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"