num_pages: 256
description: Proust's works are peculiarly rich in figures of speech drawn from Christian and biblical, and classical and mythological sources. This study explores the functions and effects of these interweaving cycles of imagery--cycles which are vital to key thematic areas of A la recherche du temps perdu . Proust's Gods also opens up a wider, diachronic perspective, analyzing the increasing sophistication of Proust's style from his earliest writings onwards, and re-evaluating the role of the largely-ignored correspondence in his stylistic development.
language: English
title: Proust's Gods: Christian and Mythological Figures of Speech in the Works of Marcel Proust
titlecomplete: Proust's Gods: Christian and Mythological Figures of Speech in the Works of Marcel Proust (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Clarendon Press