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Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to 'In Search of Lost Time' (Hardcover)

by Eric Karpeles (Author)

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (13 Oct 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0500238545
ISBN-13: 978-0500238547
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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'Gets to the novel's troubled heart... [but] you do not need to have read a page of Proust to appreciate this beautiful book... magnificent'
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`An intelligent and passionate introduction from a painter who deeply understands Proust ... this book seduces us with its ... easy access to gems of Proust's wit'

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beacons of light when you're adrift in a sea of memory, 30 Dec 2008

By	corvus corax "An archaic collective noun for ... (On coastal and inland cliffs, and isolated clumps of trees) - See all my reviews

For anyone struggling with Proust's labyrinthine 'In Search of Lost Time', this book provides a visual guide. Karpeles has tracked every reference to specific paintings in the six volume novel and has placed a reproduction of the picture alongside an extract from the text in which it is referred to.

One product of this exercise is to emphasise Proust's art historical knowledge.He spent many hours studying at the Louvre in his youth and built up a mental catalogue of works which later became embedded in the text.

More importantly, in both the juxtaposition of text and picture and in a wonderfully illuminating introductory essay, Karpeles provides persuasive evidence that Proust's devotion to works of art can have a major impact on our understanding of one of the most important, influential and unread books.

There are two reasons for witholding five stars; the first is the size of the reproductions, which are rarely full page and inevitably this means that it is difficult to search for detail, and the second is the lack of a specific reference back to the novel itself, making it difficult to use this volume to consult the original text. But these are minor concerns given the pleasure and illumination to be obtained.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paintings in Proust, 13 Mar 2009

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This is a delicious book and has already given me a lot of background understanding to reading Proust's "In search of lost time". I would recommend it as an introduction to reading his actual work.

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