The Reception of the Writings of Marcel Proust in Spain: Translations, Literary Criticism, and Narrative Influence - Hardcover

Craig, Herbert E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773430644 ISBN 13: 9780773430648

Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr, 2013

Synopsis

It shows that when it comes to literature, national boundaries are porous and aesthetic influences travel across cultures. Proust was a French author who forever changed Spanish literature. A recent trend in literary theory is to question the integrity of national boundaries to explain how literary conventions travel internationally. This is the first book to examine how Marcel Proust, a French novelist, affected literary styles and genres in Spain, a neighboring country. Up until this point there has been a sort of nationalistic backlash against this sort of theorizing that views literature in culturally sacrosanct terms. This book challenges the assumption of national purity in literary style.

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Review

"This book has unquestionable value by combating the dogmatism of those who continue to believe in the purity of national traditions." (Prof. Epicteto Diaz Navarro Madrid University) "Ultimately the book is important because it convincingly argues that Proust has left an indelible mark on the field of Spanish literary production." (Prof. Lynn C. Purkey University of Tennessee-Chattanooga)"

Edition details

• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0773430644
• ISBN 13: 9780773430648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 727