A Reader's Guide to Marcel Proust (Reader's Guides) (Reader's Guides Series)

Hindus, Milton

ISBN 10: 0815606958 / ISBN 13: 9780815606956

Published by Syracuse University Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Reader's Guide to Marcel Proust (Reader's Guides) (Reader's Guides Series)
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815606958
• ISBN 13: 9780815606956
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

Paperbound reprint of a 1962 work (Noonday Press), which is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Hindus (an author and critic) demonstrates how various motifs intertwine throughout Proust's work, and he discusses Proust's philosophical and literary influences as well as his conscious aesthetic. Chapters discuss Proust's life and early work, as well as his best-know novel, Remembrance of Things Past . An appendix provides a textual analysis of pages 417-456 of Swann's Way . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Milton Hindus, a founding member of the Brandeis University faculty, served as the Edytha Macy Gross Professor of Humanities until his retirement. He is the author of Irving Babbitt, Literature and the Democratic Culture and has contributed to leading periodicals throughout the world.