Description
Book SynopsisThis Guide analyses each volume of the 'Recherche' in order and in detail. Without jargon, David Ellison leads the reader through the work, providing tools for the further study of Proust. All French quotations are translated, making this an ideal guide for students of comparative literature as well as French.
Trade Review'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
Table of ContentsPreface; Chronology; Introduction; 1. Du Côté de chez Swann [The Way by Swann's]; 2. A l'Ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs [In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower]; 3. Le Côté de Guermantes [The Guermantes Way]; 4. Sodome et Gomorrhe [Sodom and Gomorrah]; 5. La Prisonnière and Albertine disparue [The Prisoner and The Fugitive]; 6. Le Temps retrouvé [Finding Time Again]; Notes; Works cited; Index.
