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The Proustian Quest

By Jeffrey Lange , William C. Carter

Book information

Publisher
NYU Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0814714706, 9780814714706
LCC
PQ2631.R63 A7827 1992
Open Library ID
OL1702127M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
555 kB (568319 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

An ambitious study, the fruit of sustained work over many years. Professor Carter's book deploys a stunning knowledge of Proust and places Carter among the first line of Proust scholars in the country.—Roger Shattuck,Boston University The Proustian Quest is the first full-length study that explores the influence of social change on Proust's vision. In Remembrance of Things Past, Proust describes how the machines of transportation and communication transformed fashion, social mores, time-space perception, and the understanding of the laws of nature. Concentrating on the motif of speed, Carter establishes the centrality of the modern world to the novel's main themes and produces a far- reaching synthesis that demonstrates the work's profound structural unity.

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