Valéry meets Pierre Louÿs and André Gide
Poet involved
What happened
At a banquet in Palavas in 1890, Valéry met the writer Pierre Louÿs, who became an important friend and literary intermediary. Louÿs subsequently introduced him to André Gide, whom Valéry met in December. These connections opened the young poet to the emerging literary networks of Montpellier and Paris.
Literary impact
Louÿs and Gide were crucial to Valéry's entry into the literary world and remained important reference points in his career. The friendships also helped connect him with the Symbolist generation and with Stéphane Mallarmé, whose example profoundly affected his early poetry.
Source: Wikipedia
