A Reader's Guide to Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time'
- Author: David Ellison, University of Miami
- Date Published: February 2010
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521895774
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Proust's 'A la recherche du temps perdu' (In Search of Lost Time) is many things at once: a novel of education, a portrait of French society during the Third Republic, a masterful psychological analysis of love, a reflection on homosexuality, an essay in moral and aesthetic theory, and, above all, one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century. This Reader's Guide analyses each volume of the 'Recherche' in order and in detail. Without jargon or technical language, David Ellison leads the reader through the work, clarifying but not oversimplifying the intricate beauty of Proust's imaginary universe. Focused both on large themes and on narrative and stylistic particularities, Ellison's readings expand our understanding and appreciation of the work and provide tools for the further study of Proust. All French quotations are translated, making this an ideal guide for students of comparative literature as well as of French.
Read more- Goes through each volume in clear, accessible language, suggesting directions for further study
- Includes an account of Proust's life and early works
- Includes illustrations, a chronology and bibliography
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'This elegant and luminously written Reader's Guide makes an excellent addition to already existing critical introductions … A must for students of the Recherche, it also offers stimulating new insights even for the well-versed Proustian.' Modern Language Review
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- Date Published: February 2010
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521895774
- length: 230 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.49kg
- contains: 7 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Chronology
Introduction
1. Du Côté de chez Swann [The Way by Swann's]
2. A l'Ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs [In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower]
3. Le Côté de Guermantes [The Guermantes Way]
4. Sodome et Gomorrhe [Sodom and Gomorrah]
5. La Prisonnière and Albertine disparue [The Prisoner and The Fugitive]
6. Le Temps retrouvé [Finding Time Again]
Notes
Works cited
Index.
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