The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust: A Critical Study of Remembrance of Things Past
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 158988079X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Probably the finest introduction to Proust in English" according to Robert Moore. Anyone interested in Marcel Proust does indeed enjoy an embarrassment of riches. We are blessed in English with several superb full-length critical biographies, beginning with George Painter's pioneering work, and more recently by the spectacular biography by the dean of Proust studies, Jean-Yves Tadie, and the al. An Excellent Companion to "Remembrance of Things Past" Barb Reader This short book is an excellently written companion to "Remembrance of Things Past." Mr. Moss presents insights and interpretations that greatly increased my understanding and pleasure and answered many of my questions.. PERFECT! debraSamica An awesome book on the classic by Proust! This is the one to read~ there are so many books out there on Proust and hismasterpiece. This one is brief and to the point and more insightful than most out there. Read "In Search of Lost Time", fall in love, and then re-live all the beauty and insights with this gem from
Moss clears away dark corners, clarifies motivations, and places the huge work within the reader's perspective. A total vision, it does not rely on any system outside itself for support. He also wrote more than a dozen books of poetry, plays, criticism, and a book of arch parody-microbiographies of cultural figures, Instant Lives, illustrated by Edward Gorey.Damion Searls is the author of What We Were Doing and Where We Were Going (stories) and has written for Harper’s, Bookforum, n+1, and The Believer. "The
Moss clears away dark corners, clarifies motivations, and places the huge work within the reader's perspective. This is the book of a mature and individual mind and sensibility, with a deep experience of moral, social, psychological, and aesthetic values which is rare among critics."—George D. Painter"A moving and inspiring book. Praise for Howard Moss and The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust"The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust reduces the ungainly and intricately designed masterpiece to its shape, and with hardly a wasted wordThe paragraphs on habit and memory are truly wonderful—wonderful as explication, as psychology, and as philosophy."—John Updike"Almost everything Moss says seems to me right, illuminating, and new. A book of great va