| «Je, » «Il, » and «Vous»: Narrator, Protagonist, and Narratee from «Jean Santeuil» to «A La Recherche» Contributor(s): Alvarez-Detrell, Tamara (Editor), Paulson, Michael G. (Editor), McCall, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820437034 ISBN-13: 9780820437033 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 843.912 |
| LCCN: 96045415 |
| Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Physical Information: 261 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study traces the development in Proust's portrayal of his narrator, major protagonist, and narratee from his early abandoned novel "Jean Santeuil" to "A la recherche." It adopts a thematic approach and examines many of the published drafts from Proust's "Cahiers," as well as the implications of some of the expansions he made to "A la recherche" in the later years of writing his novel. Focusing on the author's change from third-person narration in "Jean Santeuil" to first-person narration in "A la recherche," the study gives new insights into Proust's compositional methods and sheds light on how his attitude toward his narrator, protagonist, and narratee evolved throughout his career as a writer. |