Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to In Search of Lost Time
by Eric Karpeles
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Author: Eric KarpelesEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-27
ISBN: 0500238545
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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- ISBN13: 9780500238547
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Book Review: Beacons of light when you're adrift in a sea of memory
Summary: 4 Stars
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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