Marcel Proust a life / William C. Carter ; with a new preface by the author.
| Author/creator | Carter, William C. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013. |
| Description | xviii, 946 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Henry McBride series in modernism and modernity Henry McBride series in modernism and modernity. ^A406506 |
| 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Originally published: 2000. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 811-921) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012951856 |
| ISBN | 9780300191790 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0300191790 (pbk.) |
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