Marcel Proust [electronic resource] : a life / William C. Carter ; with a new preface by the author.

Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the publication of "A la recherche du temps perdu" one hundred years ago, this title portrays in abundant detail the life and times of literary voices of the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Henry McBride series in modernism and modernity.
Main Author: Carter, William C.
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Series:Henry McBride series in modernism and modernity.
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Variant Title:
Marcel Proust: A Life, with a New Preface by the Author
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Pt. I Petit Marcel (1870-1889)
  • 1.Secret Places of the Heart
  • 2.A Sentimental Education
  • pt. II Vanity Fair (1889-1895)
  • 3.Private Proust
  • 4.A Modest Literary Debut
  • 5.A Man About Town
  • 6.A Musical Prodigy
  • pt. III A Man of Letters (1895-1899)
  • 7.Pleasures and Days
  • 8.The Duelists
  • 9.Am I a Novelist?
  • pt. IV A Voluntary Servitude (1900-1906)
  • 10.Ruskin and Certain Cathedrals
  • 11.His Blue Eyes
  • 12.Self-Hypnosis
  • 13.A Happy Man
  • 14.Broken Promises
  • 15.The Only Honey of My Life
  • pt. V The Beginning of Freedom (1907-1912)
  • 16.Filial Sentiments of a Parricide
  • 17.The Notebook of 1908
  • 18.Against Sainte-Beuve
  • 19.Gathering Impressions
  • 20.In Search of a Publisher
  • pt. VI Love and War (1913-1918)
  • 21.Proust's Way
  • 22.Annus Horribilis
  • 23.Shattered Hearts
  • 24.A Fortuny Gown
  • 25.Proust of the Ritz
  • 26.A Walk in the Snow
  • pt. VII The Fountain of Youth (1919-1922)
  • 27.Homeless
  • 28.The Idea of Death
  • 29.I Am Finishing a Great Task
  • 30.The End of Time.