Proust and Venice
| Author | : Peter Collier |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 1989-10-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521362067 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521362061 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (061 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Proust and Venice by : Peter Collier
Download or read book Proust and Venice written by Peter Collier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-10-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Proust's famous novel A la recherche du temps perdu (Remembrance of Things Past) focuses on Venice, one of the hero's central obsessions, and shows how a whole network of allusions to art (from Titian to Turner, from Byzantine mosaic to Fortuny dresses) ties in with the hero's quest for self-knowledge and self-fulfilment.
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