The Two Worlds of Marcel Proust

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There have been many specialized studies of Proust, and his character and viewpoint have been violently attacked and warmly defended. Here at last, written with sound scholarship but addressed to the general reader, is a full, frank, and unbiased account of the man and his work—and a clear statement of what he has to say to the world today. There have been many specialized studies of Proust, and his character and viewpoint have been violently attacked and warmly defended. Here at last, written with sound scholarship but addressed to the general reader, is a full, frank, and unbiased account of the man and his work—and a clear statement of what he has to say to the world today. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS 1. THE CLIMATE OF IDEAS 2. THE CHILD 3. ACTIVITY 4. PROUST IN 1896 5. THE RELIGION OF ART 6. WRITING THE NOVEL 7. A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU 8. THE MEANING OF PROUST APPENDICES SOURCES CORRESPONDENCE IMPORTANT WORKS ON PROUST INDEX