The magic lantern of Marcel Proust
Subtitle: a critical study of Remembrance of things past
By: Howard Moss ; foreword by Damion Searls
Edition: 1st Paul Dry Books ed.
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589880795
Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French
Description: "In this short, straightforward, and beautifully written guide, Howard Moss deploys just the right touch of allure and explanation to enrich any reader's experience of Marcel Proust's great novel. Moss deftly describes the book's intricate form and recurrent themes, turning complications into pleasures to be enjoyed (rather than puzzles to be suffered).Read Moss on Proust before starting In Search of Lost Time, after finishing it, or any time in between.Howard Moss was poetry editor of The New Yorker from 1948 until his death in 1987. He won the National Book Award in 1972 for Selected Poems"--