A stunning hardback gift edition of the first volume of Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
In Search of Lost Time Series
This monumental saga delves into the depths of memory and art, exploring how the past is recreated through recollection and artistic representation. Follow the narrator's journey from early experiences to a profound understanding of aesthetics and life's meaning. It offers a masterful portrait of an artist's development and their discovery of the world.
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First published in 1919, Within a Budding Grove was awarded the Prix Goncourt, bringing the author immediate fame. In this second volume of In Search of Lost Time, the narrator turns from the childhood reminiscences of Swann’s Way to memories of his adolescence. Having gradually become indifferent to Swann’s daughter Gilberte, the narrator visits the seaside resort of Balbec with his grandmother and meets a new object of attention—Albertine, “a girl with brilliant, laughing eyes and plump, matt cheeks.”For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin’s acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff’s translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of Á la recherché du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade in 1989).
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Arcydzieło, nie bardzo daje się definiować. Arcydziełem jest to, co do czego zgadzamy się, że jest arcydziełem. Musi zatem zyskać odpowiednią liczbę entuzjastów, a niekiedy trwa to długo. Musi przejść próbę czasu, a bywa przecież, że popada na pewien okres w zapomnienie. A przede wszystkim musi mieć w sobie to nieuchwytne coś, co pozwala mu spełnić powyższe warunki. Nie musi przy tym wcale zostać dokończone i ostatecznie wycyzelowane przez autora, by wspomnieć, obok Prousta, choćby Kafkę i Musila ba! może być w połowie przerwane jak Tristram Shandy. Jednym z jego atrybutów jest to, że umyka gatunkowej klasyfikacji, a do tego nabiera z czasem nowych walorów. W poszukiwaniu utraconego czasu stało się dla nas, poza wszystkim innym, arcyciekawą powieścią historyczną jednym z najdoskonalszych literackich świadectw epoki, przede wszystkim zaś tego, co ukrywała uwodzicielska fizjonomia fin de siecle'u. Myślę, że o prawdziwej wielkości dzieła przekonujemy się, kiedy pozwalając mu się nierzadko z trudem porwać, spostrzegamy nagle, że nie tyle my czytamy, ile to ono podstępnie nami czyta, a najdziwniejsze nawet przypadki bohaterów w najbardziej nawet osobliwych dekoracjach (Guliwer Swifta na przykład) opowiadają o nas samych i potem nigdy już nie potrafimy pozbyć się ich z pamięci. Jestem najgłębiej przekonany, że W poszukiwaniu utraconego czasu spełnia z naddatkiem wszystkie te kryteria. Wawrzyniec Brzozowski
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The Guermantes Way
- 680 pages
- 24 hours of reading
An authoritative new edition of the third volume in Marcel Proust's epic masterwork, In Search of Lost Time
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In Search Of Lost Time, Vol 3
- 706 pages
- 25 hours of reading
THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONIn The Guermantes Way Proust's narrator recalls his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society. Looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, he satirises this shallow world and his own youthful infatuation with it.
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"Unter den Titeln, die Proust den einzelnen Bänden gegeben hat, ist Sodom und Gomorra der einzige, der eine offenbar moralische Qualität hat. Auf dem Gartenfest beim Prinzen von Guermantes ist das Vornehmste versammelt, was Frankreich aufzuweisen hat. Das also ist Sodom? Oder ist es jener kleine Kreis des zweiten Teils, die berühmte geistreiche Mittwochsgesellschaft der Madame Verdurin? Das soll Gomorra sein? Es ist niemals Gesellschaftskritik, was Proust betreibt. Sodom und Gomorra ist nicht an der schillernden Oberfläche der Szenen und Gespräche. Wir müssen die Personen ins Auge fassen, die eine bevorzugte Rolle spielen, Albertine, Monsieur de Charlus. Jene Veranlagung, die Proust als Inversion bezeichnet, das ist das Thema des Bandes." Siegfried Melchinger
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Describes the class tensions of a changing France at the beginning of the twentieth century and exposes the decadence of aristocratic Parisian society and muses upon the subjects of homosexuality and sexual jealousy.
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Sodom and Gomorrah
- 490 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Exploring themes of love, jealousy, and family, this fourth volume of Proust's monumental series delves into the complexities of human relationships and the intricacies of memory. Renowned for its rich narrative and deep psychological insights, it also sheds light on the history of homosexuality in nineteenth-century Europe. Celebrated by literary giants such as Virginia Woolf and Vladimir Nabokov, this work stands as a significant contribution to Modernist literature, showcasing Proust's profound understanding of time and human experience.
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The Prisoner: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 5 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
"Carol Clark's acclaimed new translation of The Prisoner introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. The fifth volume in Penguin's superb edition of In Search of Lost Time -- the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s -- brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy. In The Prisoner -- the volume that represents 'the very summit of Proust's art' (Slate) -- the prisoner is Albertine, the tall, dark orphan with whom Marcel had fallen in love at the end of Sodom and Gomorrah (volume 4). Marcel, who worries obsessively about Albertine's relationships with other women, grows more and more irrational in his attempt to control her, keeping her prisoner in his family's apartment in Paris and buying her couture gowns, furs, and jewelry in an attempt to protect her from herself and from the outside world. And yet in addition to being a tragedy of possessive love, The Prisoner is also a comedy of human folly and misunderstanding, linked to the other volumes of the larger novel through its themes of class differences, art, irrationality, social snobbery, and, of course, time and memory."-- book jacket
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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Marcel Proust's birth, this penultimate volume showcases the pinnacle of his literary artistry. It is part of the highly regarded Penguin translation, offering readers a chance to engage with Proust's intricate narrative and profound themes. The book promises to deepen the exploration of memory, time, and human experience, solidifying its place as a significant contribution to modern literature.
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Time Regained, the final volume of In Search of Lost Time, begins in the bleak and uncertain years of World War I. Years later, after the war’s end, Proust’s narrator returns to Paris and reflects on time, reality, jealousy, artistic creation, and the raw material of literature—his past life. This Modern Library edition also includes the indispensable Guide to Proust, compiled by Terence Kilmartin and revised by Joanna Kilmartin. For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin’s acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff’s translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of Á la recherché du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade in 1989).
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In Search Of Lost Time, Vol 6
- 694 pages
- 25 hours of reading
THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONTime Regained begins in the bleak and uncertain years of World War I. Years later, after the war's end, Proust's narrator returns to Paris and reflects on time, reality, jealousy, artistic creation, and the raw material of literature - his past life.
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Le temps retrouve (A la recherche du temps perdu 7)
- 561 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Pour une présentation de A la recherche du temps perdu dans son ensemble cf. tome 1 : Du côté de chez Swann Le narrateur multiplie les démarches pour tenter de faire revenir Albertine qui l’a quitté (cf. La Prisonnière). Mais elle meurt accidentellement. Le narrateur souffre de penser qu’il va l’oublier comme il a oublié d’autres femmes. Sa rencontre de Gilberte Swann, dont il a été amoureux et qu’il reconnait à peine, confirme cette idée. Ses soupçons le taraudent encore et il enquête sur le comportement d’Albertine. Il se rend à Venise, ville dont il avait rêvé dans son enfance. Il prend plaisir à s’y promener, et y apprend le mariage de Gilberte avec son ami Saint-Loup.
Über 156 Stunden Hörgenuss für nur 109 € statt ursprünglich 126 € Über zehn Jahre lang schrieb Marcel Proust an seinem grandiosen und zeitlosen Meisterwerk Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit . Auf über 4000 Seiten entfaltet er eine ganze Welt im Verstreichen ihrer das Drama von Liebe und Eifersucht, die Intrigen der Gesellschaften in den Pariser Salons, Gedanken über Literatur, Musik und Kunst, die Poesie der Landschaft und den Geschmack der Erinnerung. 7 Jahre lang las Peter Matić jeden Winter mehrere Wochen lang im Studio des Rundfunks Berlin-Brandenburg Prousts Roman als vollständige, ungekürzte Lesung. Wort für Wort, Zeile für Zeile. Seine kluge, nuancierte Interpretation bringt alle Facetten des vielschichtigen Werks zum Glänzen. Ein Hörbuch, das nicht seinesgleichen findet – jetzt in einer großen Neuauflage anlässlich von Prousts 150. Geburtstag. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg/Der Hörverlag 2001, 2002, 2004-2008 Ungekürzte Lesung mit Peter Matic 17 MP3-CDs, ca. 156h 15min
Erzählt wird eine Episode aus dem Leben Swanns: die Geschichte seiner großen Liebe zu Odette, einer Dame der Pariser Halbwelt.
In Search Of Lost Time Volume 2
- 900 pages
- 32 hours of reading
Scott Moncrieff's translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of A la recherche du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliotheque de la Pleiade in 1989). schovat popis
The Captive & the Fugitive
- 992 pages
- 35 hours of reading
The Modern Library’s fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time contains both The Captive (1923) and The Fugitive (1925). In The Captive, Proust’s narrator describes living in his mother’s Paris apartment with his lover, Albertine, and subsequently falling out of love with her. In The Fugitive, the narrator loses Albertine forever. Rich with irony, The Captive and The Fugitive inspire meditations on desire, sexual love, music, and the art of introspection. For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin’s acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff’s translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of Á la recherché du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade in 1989).
THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONIn the two novels - The Captive and The Fugitive - contained in this volume, Proust's narrator is living in his mother's apartment in Paris with his lover, Albertine.
Un amour de Swann. A la recherche du temps perdu
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Un amour de Swann est un fragment de À la recherche du temps perdu, la deuxième partie de Du côté de chez Swann. Son sujet en est l'amour et la jalousie qu'éprouve Swann pour Odette de Crécy. C'est pourquoi il a depuis toujours fait l'objet d'éditions séparées, comme s'il constituait un petit roman autonome.
La deuxième partie d'A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs : " Noms de pays : le pays ". en faisant écho à la dernière partie de Du côté de chez Swann : " Noms de pays : le nom ", annonce un progrès dans la connaissance des réalités. La ville rêvée, enveloppée de brumes, se révèle bien différente, illuminée par un soleil éclatant. Mais ce Balbec au nom oriental permet au héros d'accéder à un autre orient de ses rêves. Mme de Villeparisis, amie d'enfance de sa grand-mère, lui présente le marquis de Saint-Loup et le baron de Charlus qui, comme elle, appartiennent à l'aristocratique famille des Guermantes. La découverte de l'univers d'Elstir, peintre de génie, lui dévoile - sans qu'il en ait pleinement conscience - quelques-unes des vérités essentielles qu'il avait jusqu'alors vainement cherchées. Et Elstir lui permet encore d'aller au bout d'un rêve en l'introduisant auprès de la petite bande des jeunes filles en fleurs qui se profilent le long de la plage de Balbec. Au plaisir de leur compagnie le jeune homme est prêt à tout sacrifier : parents, amis, travail. A-t-il vraiment tort ?
In Search Of Lost Time Volume 3
- 900 pages
- 32 hours of reading
In The Guermantes Way Proust's narrator recalls his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society. Looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, he satirises this shallow world and his own youthful infatuation with it. schovat popis
Marcel continues his voyage of discovery through the homosexual world, where affairs of the ageing Baron de Charlus lead to unexpected and hilarious adventures. schovat popis
In the opening volume of Proust's great novel, the narrator travels backwards in time in order to tell the story of a love affair that had taken place before his own birth. All Proust's great themes - time and memory, love and loss, art and the artistic vocation - are here in kernel form. schovat popis
The definitive translation of the bestselling and best-known book of Marcel Proust's sequence Remembrance of Things Past.
The Remembrance of Times Past (Squashed Edition)
- 46 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The Squashed edition of The Remembrance of Times Past (A la recherche du temps perdu / In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust. Abridged from the original text to read in an hour or so. Squashed editions are precise abridgements - the original ideas, in their own words, the full beam of the book, the quotable quotes and all the famous lines, but neatly honed down to the length of a readable short story. ""Like reading the bible without all the begats"" - Prof. Jim Curtis
Un amore di Swann - Edizione integrale
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Marcel Proust nacque a Parigi nel 1871. Alla morte della madre, nel 1905, si chiuse definitivamente in se stesso e si dedicò alla scrittura della "Recherche", che si articola in sette romanzi. Il tempo dell'infanzia, la struggente attesa quotidiana del bacio materno, la magia del passato legata alla celebre "madeleine": si apre così la "Ricerca del tempo perduto". La passione di Charles Swann per Odette de Crecy trascina con sé una catena di tormentate riflessioni sull'amore, costantemente sospeso tra il piacere più intenso e i terribili turbamenti della gelosia.
