Proust, Pastiche, and the Postmodern or Why Style Matters |
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| Author:
| Austin, James F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-692-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Austinargues against the traditional critical view that minimizes Proust's practice of pastiche--the imitation of a writer's style--and that considers it a simple exercise of mastering the predecessor. Instead, this work establishes pastiche as a powerful, ubiquitous practice central to Proust's entire oeuvre.
In this book, Austinargues against the traditional critical view that minimizes Proust's practice of pastiche--the imitation of a writer's style--and that considers it a simple exercise of mastering the predecessor. Instead, this work establishes pastiche as a powerful, ubiquitous practice central to Proust's entire oeuvre.