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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&#...

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1. Verfasser: Karlin, Daniel, 1953-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 229 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.
ISBN:142942169X
9781429421690
9780199256884
0199256888
9780191514517
0191514519
1280759054
9781280759055
9786610759057
6610759057