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PIERRE LOTI
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 433

PIERRE LOTI

The definitive biography of the eccentric bisexual naval officer, traveller, amateur acrobat, and best-selling novelist who was given a state funeral in 1923, the only French writer to have received such an honour other than Victor Hugo. Pierre Loti (born Julien Viaud in 1850) was himself his own fictional creation and lived his picaresque fantasies instead of just imagining them. Everything he wrote, novels included, is partly autobiographical. He had a powerful influence on Marcel Proust and Henry James. Bohemian, exotic and fiercely romantic; adored and scorned by French society in equal measure, Loti spent his life escaping the constraints of bourgeois France — and in so doing redef...

Pierre Loti and the Theatricality of Desire
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 265

Pierre Loti and the Theatricality of Desire

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008
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  • Publisher: Rodopi

Pierre Loti and the Theatricality of Desire offers an original analysis of patterns of unconscious desire observable in the life and work of the French orientalist writer Pierre Loti. It aims to reconcile attitudes and conduct that have been regarded as contradictory and not amenable to analysis by locating the unconscious urges that motivate them. It looks at the ambiguous feelings Loti expresses towards his mother, the conflicting desires inherent in his bisexuality, and his deeply ambiguous sense of a cultural identity as expressed through his cross-cultural transvestism. The political implications of this reappraisal are also considered, offering a potential reassessment of the apparentl...

Tahiti The Marriage Of Loti
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Tahiti The Marriage Of Loti

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-04-08
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Tahiti The Marriage Of Loti
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 254

Tahiti The Marriage Of Loti

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-04-08
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 2002. Set in Tahiti in 1872, this is an autobiographical novel that tells of the love affair between a beautiful island girl and the French naval officer who wrote under the name of Pierre Loti.

The Marriage of Loti (Rarahu)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 217

The Marriage of Loti (Rarahu)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 191?
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Selections from Pierre Loti [pseud.]
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 268

Selections from Pierre Loti [pseud.]

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1897
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Marriage of Loti, Etc
  • Language: en

The Marriage of Loti, Etc

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1929
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Pierre Loti And The Oriental Woman
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 175

Pierre Loti And The Oriental Woman

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1988-04-22
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  • Publisher: Springer

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Live of Two Cats from the French of Pierre Loti
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 59

Live of Two Cats from the French of Pierre Loti

This early, extensively illustrated works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Pierre Loti's Dramatic Works
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 140

Pierre Loti's Dramatic Works

This text traces Pierre Lotis' work from the miniature theatre of his childhood to the large stage productions of his later life. It includes an introduction focusing on the development in the French theatre around 1890. Following chapters with full notes deal with each of his plays in turn.