Proust, Pastiche, and the Postmodern or Why Style Matters |
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| Author:
| Austin, James F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-410-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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Proust, Pastiche, and the Postmodern, or Why Style Matters argues against the traditional view that Marcel Proust wrote pastiches, that is, texts that imitate the style of another author, to master his literary predecessors while sharpening his writerly quill. On the contrary, James F. Austin demonstrates that Proust's oeuvre, and In Search of ......
Proust, Pastiche, and the Postmodern, or Why Style Matters argues against the traditional view that Marcel Proust wrote pastiches, that is, texts that imitate the style of another author, to master his literary predecessors while sharpening his writerly quill. On the contrary, James F. Austin demonstrates that Proust's oeuvre, and In Search of ......