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  1. Proust's English
    Published: 2005
    Publisher:  Oxford University Press, Oxford [u.a.] ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    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' -... more

    Bibliothek der Hochschule Mainz, Untergeschoss
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    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. - ;English is the 'second language' of A la recherche du temps perdu. Although much has been written about Proust's debt to English literature.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 142942169X; 9781429421690; 9780199256884; 0199256888; 9780191514517; 0191514519; 1280759054; 9781280759055
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 229 pages), Illustrations
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index