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A Reader´s Guide to Proust´s ´In Search of Lost Time´
David Ellison
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Description for A Reader´s Guide to Proust´s ´In Search of Lost Time´
Paperback. A detailed analysis of Proust's masterpiece, aimed at students coming to the work for the first time. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521720069
SKU
V9780521720069
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About David Ellison
David Ellison is Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at the University of Miami, Florida.
Reviews for A Reader´s Guide to Proust´s ´In Search of Lost Time´
'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