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Excerpt from Immortals: Madame Hrysantheme
The vein of Loti is not absolutely new, but is cer tainly novel. In him it first revealed itself in a recep tive sympathy for the rare ?ood of experiences that his naval life brought on him, experiences Which had not fallen to the lot of Bernardin de St. Pierre or Cha teaubriand, both of Whom he resembles. But neither of those writers possessed Loti''s delicate sensitiveness to exotic nature as it is re?ected in the foreign mind and heart. Strange but real worlds he has conjured up for us in most of his works and With means that are, as with all great artists, extremely simple. He may be compared to Kipling and to Stevenson: to Kipling, be cause he has done for the French seaman something that the Englishman has done for Tommy Atkins, although their methods are often more opposed than similar; like Stevenson, he has gone searching for romance in the ends of the earth; like Stevenson, too, he has put into all of his works a style that is never less than dominant and often irresistible. Charm, indeed, is the one fine quality that all his critics, whether friendly or not, acknowledge, and it is one well able to cover, if need be, a multitude of literary sins.
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The vein of Loti is not absolutely new, but is cer tainly novel. In him it first revealed itself in a recep tive sympathy for the rare ?ood of experiences that his naval life brought on him, experiences Which had not fallen to the lot of Bernardin de St. Pierre or Cha teaubriand, both of Whom he resembles. But neither of those writers possessed Loti''s delicate sensitiveness to exotic nature as it is re?ected in the foreign mind and heart. Strange but real worlds he has conjured up for us in most of his works and With means that are, as with all great artists, extremely simple. He may be compared to Kipling and to Stevenson: to Kipling, be cause he has done for the French seaman something that the Englishman has done for Tommy Atkins, although their methods are often more opposed than similar; like Stevenson, he has gone searching for romance in the ends of the earth; like Stevenson, too, he has put into all of his works a style that is never less than dominant and often irresistible. Charm, indeed, is the one fine quality that all his critics, whether friendly or not, acknowledge, and it is one well able to cover, if need be, a multitude of literary sins.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Pierre Loti
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265191873
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 381
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Contributors
Author
Pierre Loti
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331435020
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 383
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