Cora Pearl

Cora Pearl

female, deceased (1886)
French, courtesan, From Plymouth, Emma Elizabeth Crouch, demimonde
Cora Pearl was a famous courtesan of the 19th century French demimonde, born "Emma Elizabeth Crouch".
Ihara Saikaku

Ihara Saikaku

male, deceased (1693)
Nishiyama Sōin, demimonde, Danrin, floating world, Japanese, Pederastic literature
Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (ukiyo-zōshi). Born the son of the wealthy merchant H...