Daniel Karlin

Proust's English

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating study of English words and phrases in A la recherche du temps perdu, dealing both with the social comedy of French 'Anglomania' - characters who yearn to resemble 'un parfait gentleman' or invite each other to 'le five-o'clock tea' - and with Proust's profound understanding of the necessary 'impurity' of all languages and artistic creation. Karlin demonstrates that English is a significant presence in this greatest of French masterpieces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9780199256891
• ISBN-10: 0199256896
• Artikelnr.: 23072877

Autorenporträt

Daniel Karlin isGraduate Director for the School of English, University of Sheffield.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Proust's English World
i: Anglomanie
ii: For what fault have you most toleration?
iii: 'Je ne prétends pas savoir l'anglais.'
iv: 'I do not speak french'
v: Le livre des snobs
Chapter 2: Swann and Odette
i: Enter Swann(s)
ii: 'La dame en rose'
iii: Odette's smarts
iv: Odette orchidophile, Odette orchidée
v: Odette en fleurs
vi: Swann's way with words
vii: 'C'est bien ce qu'on appelle un gentleman?'
viii: L'israélite du Jockey
ix: 'D'origine anglaise'
Chapter 3: Choses Normandes
i: Balbec as found
ii: Le Grand-Hôtel de Balbec-Cabourg
iii: Le sport
iv: The painter of modern life
Chapter 4: Les Mots retrouvés
i: Un englische; un English
ii: Du pur vocabulaire
iii: Qu'est-ce que l'Anglais?
iv: Etymology and deformation
v: Un arriviste digne de louange
Appendix: The location of English words and phrases in À la recherche du temps perdu