Marcel Proust was forty-two years old whenSwann's Way was published, but its foundational ideas and general shape had been evolving for decades. "Contexts" includes a 1912 reader's report of the manuscript that exemplifies publishers' complicated reactions to Proust's new form of writing. Also included are three important post-publication reviews of the novel, by Elie-Joseph Bois, Lucien Daudet, and Paul Souday, as well as Andre Arnyvelde's 1913 interview with Proust. The fourteen critical essays and interpretations ofSwann's Way in this volume speak to the novel's many...
Marcel Proust was forty-two years old whenSwann's Way was published, but its foundational ideas and general shape had been evolving for decad...
