Processes of Literary Creation: Flaubert and Proust (European Humanities Research Centre Special Lecture Series) - Softcover

Schmid, Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900755068 ISBN 13: 9781900755061

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

This book examines the genetic processes that shaped two of the great literary masterpieces of modernity: Flaubert's (L'education sentimentale ) and Proust's (A la recherche du temps perdu.) A detailed investigation of Flaubert's notebooks and scenarios from 1864 to 1869 and Proust's cahiers from 1908 to 1911 reveals the most diametrically opposed ways in which the two novels evolved in their early stages. By challenging certain `modernist' readings of Flaubert, and inviting a rethinking of Proust, the author demonstrates that genetic studies have a direct bearing on the interpretation of literary texts.

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Synopsis:

This work examines the genetic processes that shaped two of the great literary masterpieces of modernity: Flaubert's "L'Education Sentimentale" and Proust's "A la Recherche de Temps Perdu". A detailed investigation of Flaubert's notebooks and scenarios from 1864 and 1869 and Proust's "Cahiers" from 1908 to 1911 reveals the almost diametrically opposed ways in which the two novels evolved in their early stages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1900755068
• ISBN 13: 9781900755061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236