A guide to "Combray", the opening section of Proust's "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu". This text helps students to encounter in context the highlights of the book that have so often been anthologized: the madeleine dipped in the narrator's tear - the quintessential Proustian experience of affective memory - the scene of the goodnight kiss, the appearance of Swann, the evocation of the little town, the old servant, Francoise, and the charming landscapes. Suitable for both undergraduates and the general reader, an ... Read More
A guide to "Combray", the opening section of Proust's "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu". This text helps students to encounter in context the highlights of the book that have so often been anthologized: the madeleine dipped in the narrator's tear - the quintessential Proustian experience of affective memory - the scene of the goodnight kiss, the appearance of Swann, the evocation of the little town, the old servant, Francoise, and the charming landscapes. Suitable for both undergraduates and the general reader, an introduction clarifies the historical background to this masterpiece of French literature. It examines the ways in which the complexities of biography, literary transformation and the structural importance of its many themes may be approached and appreciated. The text is supported by full explanatory notes and frequent translations. Read Less
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Fair. Highlighting/underlining. Study notes & marks. Minor cover wear. Solid binding. Pet friendly seller. 235 p.; 21 cm. Cover title: A la recherche du temps perdu: Combray. First separate ed. of the first part of Du côté de chez Swann. Cf. Pref. Introduction in English. Text in original French.
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Very Good. Book. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 235 pp. Text in French & English. Bi-Lingual-Book! Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased spine. Occassional pen markings on text.
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Good. Paperback, good condition, with pencil and pen notations throughout various pages. Text in original FRENCH. Edited by G. Bree and Carlos Lynes Jr. Introduction by Bree and Lynes in English. The text of the book is in original FRENCH. Combray est la première section de « Du côté de chez Swann », le premier volume de « À la recherche du temps perdu » de Marcel Proust. Elle évoque les souvenirs denfance du narrateur dans la maison de sa tante Léonie, dans le village imaginaire de Combray. À travers des descriptions minutieuses des lieux, des personnages et des rituels familiaux, Proust explore le thème de la mémoire involontaire, notamment célèbre par lépisode de la madeleine. Combray is the first section of Swanns Way, the opening volume of Marcel Prousts In Search of Lost Time. It recalls the narrators childhood memories at his Aunt Léonies house in the fictional village of Combray. Through detailed descriptions of the setting, characters, and family rituals, Proust explores the theme of involuntary memory, made famous by the episode of the madeleine. FOREIGN LITERATURE.
