Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to In Search of Lost Time - Couverture souple

Karpeles, Eric

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500293422 ISBN 13 : 9780500293423

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Eric Karpeles s lavishly illustrated and comprehensive guide offers a feast for the eyes as it celebrates the close relationship between the visual and literary arts in Proust s masterpiece. Karpeles has identified and located all of the paintings to which Proust makes exact reference. Where only a painter s name is mentioned to indicate a certain mood or appearance, he has chosen a representative work to illustrate the impression that Proust sought to evoke. Botticelli s angels, Manet s courtesans, Mantegna s warriors and Carpaccio s saints stand among Monet s water lilies and Piranesi s engravings of Rome, while Karpeles s insightful essay and lucid contextual commentary explain their significance to Proust. The book closes with extensive notes and a comprehensive index of all painters and paintings mentioned in the novel.

With over 200 beautifully reproduced paintings, drawings and engravings, and accompanying texts drawn from the Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright translation of In Search of Lost Time, this book is an essential addition to the libraries of Proustians worldwide and a handsome volume in its own right.

Table of Contents

Introduction Volume I: Swann s Way Volume II: Within a Budding Grove Volume
III: The Guermantes Way Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah Volume V: The Captive
Volume VI: The Fugitive Volume VII: Time Regained Notes Index of Painters and
Paintings

Revue de presse :

A visually stunning and surprisingly accessible book that brings out subtle facets of Proust s masterpiece, as well as the artworks he cites Karpeles comes close to encapsulating Proust s vision Paintings in Proust could serve effectively as either a concise preface or a meaningful afterword to the monumental novel. What s more, it can be appreciated entirely on its own.

Indispensable to the [Proust] addict, but also enticing for the casual browser. --Observer, Books of the Year

An indispensable companion for readers of Proust . Precisely what s been needed for about 90 years." --.

An indispensable companion for readers of Proust.... Precisely what's been needed for about 90 years.

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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0500293422
• ISBN 13: 9780500293423
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360