Pierre Loti and the Theatricality of Desire

Peter James Turberfield (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2008
Editions Rodopi B.V. (Verlag)
978-90-420-2363-5 (ISBN)

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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 apparently exploitative nature of much of Loti's writing. This new reading in terms of the unconscious not only serves as a way of understanding inconsistencies, but also suggests how such new interpretations can offer an alternative way of viewing the hierarchies of power his work portrays on both a sexual and political level. This volume is consequently of interest to those interested in gender studies and sexual politics, and offers a way of appreciating writing that might otherwise appear dated and embarrassingly sexist and colonialist in content to twenty-first century readers.

Preface
Chapter 1 Theatricality
Chapter 2 The Cast
Chapter 3 The Stage
Chapter 4 The Wardrobe
Chapter 5 The Audience
General Bibliography
Bibliography of Texts by and on Loti

Reihe/Serie	Faux Titre ; 309
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	90-420-2363-5 / 9042023635
ISBN-13	978-90-420-2363-5 / 9789042023635
Zustand	Neuware