{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-proust-9780521669610","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Proust","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Proust, first published in 2001, aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's  A la recherche du temps perdu. Progressing from background and biographical material, the chapters investigate such essential areas as the composition of the novel, its social dimension, its intellectual parameters and its humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We are provided with a series of closely analysed descriptions, full of allusive and alliterative phrases with a music of their own.' Modern Language Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Richard Bales; 1. From Belle Epoque to First World War: the social panorama Cynthia Gamble; 2. The vast structure of recollection: from life to literature William C. Carter; 3. Ruskin and the cathedral of lost souls Diane R. Leonard; 4. The birth and development of A la recherche du temps perdu Marion Schmid; 5. Lost and found: the structure of Proust's novel Roger Shattuck; 6. Proust's Narrator Brian Rogers; 7. The unconscious Jack Jordan; 8. The texture of Proust's novel Joshua Landy; 9. Proust's human comedy Hollie Markland Harder; 10. Proust and social spaces Edward J. Hughes; 11. Love, sexuality and friendship Alison Finch; 12. Proust and the fine arts Richard Bales; 13. Proust and posterity David Ellison; Proust and the art of brevity Malcolm Bowie.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138127954263,"sku":"9780521669610","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521669610.jpg?v=1751918112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-proust-9780521669610","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}