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Roger Shattuck provides an insightful and accessible guide to Marcel Proust's monumental work, addressing the challenges readers face with its complexity. He reflects on Proust's life, critiques editorial interventions, and highlights the strengths of various translations. This examination emphasizes Proust's unique blend of philosophical insight and humor, making it a valuable resource for understanding his contributions to literature. As a culmination of Shattuck's extensive scholarship, it aims to be an essential reference for future readers of Proust's fiction.
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Proust's Way, Roger Shattuck
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Proust's Way
- Subtitle
- A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roger Shattuck
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 318
- ISBN13
- 9780393321807
- Category
- About Literature
- Description
- Roger Shattuck provides an insightful and accessible guide to Marcel Proust's monumental work, addressing the challenges readers face with its complexity. He reflects on Proust's life, critiques editorial interventions, and highlights the strengths of various translations. This examination emphasizes Proust's unique blend of philosophical insight and humor, making it a valuable resource for understanding his contributions to literature. As a culmination of Shattuck's extensive scholarship, it aims to be an essential reference for future readers of Proust's fiction.