French Literature Reviews - 2026

Y. Daniel (ed.), Pierre Loti, l'œuvre monde ?
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Bibliographic reference: Yvan Daniel (ed.), Pierre Loti, l'oeuvre monde ?, Les Indes savantes, "Rivages des Xantons" series, 2015. EAN13: 9782846543965.

Yvan Daniel (ed.)

Pierre Loti, l'oeuvre monde ? Paris, Les Indes savantes, coll. "Rivages des Xantons", 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction by Yvan Daniel and Charles Brion

I. THE HOUSE AND THE WORLD

The Lost Rooms of Pierre Loti's House, Claude Stefani

In Istanbul and Nagasaki: Loti at Home Here and There, Anna Madoeuf

The Persona of Loti and Its Staging in His Turkish Novels, Catherine Robert

II. THE AMBIGUITIES OF EXOTICISM

Toward a Pre-colonial Exoticism: Pierre Loti's Work in the Thought of Marius-Ary Leblond, Vladimir Kapor

Phantom of the East by Pierre Loti, Sidi Omar Azeroual

Loti's Languors: The Seemingly Different Case of Aziyadé and The Romance of a Spahi, Charles Brion

The Desert Dream of Pierre Loti and J.M.G. Le Clézio, Marina Salles

Toward a New Exoticism: The Death of Philae, Edith Perry

III. LOTI: FROM THE NEAR EAST TO THE FAR EAST

Pierre Loti, the Most Turkish of French Writers, Alain Quella-Villéger

Loti: Ottoman Patriot or Morbid Romantic?, Marc Rolland

Toward a Study of Towards Ispahan, Marzieh Rouhani

On The Marriage of Loti, Bruno Vercier

Loti and/in Angkor, Henri Copin

The Last Days of Peking (1902): A Reverse Reading, Yvan Daniel

Loti's Japan, or the Allure of Strangeness, Eiji Shimazaki

The figure of Pierre Loti occupies a distinct place in late nineteenth-century French literature, characterized by a fascination with distant geographies and the aesthetics of travel. This volume, edited by Yvan Daniel, presents various perspectives on Loti's work, including discussions on his house, his Turkish novels, and his travels in the Near and Far East.

The essays collected here examine themes such as exoticism, displacement, and the author's observations of cities including Istanbul, Nagasaki, and Peking. The contributions also explore Loti's engagement with Ottoman culture and comparisons with other writers. Readers interested in the history of travel literature and the evolution of French colonial-era prose may find this collection relevant.