“Marcel Proust: A Life,” by William C. Carter. Yale University Press. 1,024 pages. $35. When considering a book like this, which is more than 1,000 pages, one is forced to confront the sheer size of ...

Fans of literature know his name, but few are aware that the author of "In Search of Lost Time" was of Jewish origin. A new essay argues that had more influence on ...

Alexander Nehamas is Edmund N. Carpenter professor in humanities, professor of philosophy and professor of comparative literature at Princeton. He is the author of several books, including "Nietzsche: ...

ONLY the outer picture of Marcel Proust’s life is here drawn. The representation of his work and his accomplishment would require more space and more time. But I take this opportunity to urge you to ...

Marcel Proust’s masterwork In Search of Lost Time, published in seven volumes from 1913 through 1927, is as much a rumination on the slip and slide of time as it is a time capsule. In it is bottled ...

Only through art can we get outside of ourselves and know another's view of the universe Only through art can we get outside of ourselves and know another's view of the universe Happiness is ...

Marcel Proust’s madeleine is the cliché cookie—a highbrow reference that’s penetrated pop culture. (Take the Sopranos episode in which Tony’s Proustian madeleine is a slice of cappicola.) The great ...

The University of Illinois commemorates the centennial of the First World War by digitizing the work of Marcel Proust. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...