the guermantes way in search of lost time volume 3

His discreet references to earlier volumes illuminate the strong architectural construction of the book. “Carter has an impressive, encyclopedic grasp of Proust’s novel. Every word of Scott Moncrieff’s has been checked against Proust’s and rectified if necessary, or amended according to Carter’s taste.”-Cynthia Gamble, French Studies Carter’s monumental task has been undertaken with meticulous care. “Scott Moncrieff’s Scottish voice of 1925, interpreting Proust’s of 19, has been given new life and transformed into a rich, musical trio through the addition of Carter’s American voice of 2018. A departure from the intimacy of the sprawling novel’s previous two installments, part three unfolds against a colorful backdrop of Parisian life, moving from literary salon to opulent social gathering to provide a biting and satirical commentary on culture, human foibles, the ways of the world, and the irretrievable loss of time. Continuing the story begun in Swann’s Way and continued in In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, The Guermantes Way follows Proust’s young protagonist as he advances through aristocratic French society in late‑nineteenth‑century Paris. Scott Moncrieff translation closer to the spirit and style of the author’s original text. Carter, who endeavors to bring the classic C. This edition of volume three, The Guermantes Way, is edited and annotated by noted Proust scholar William C. An authoritative new edition of the third volume in Marcel Proust’s epic masterwork, In Search of Lost Time Marcel Proust’s monumental seven‑part novel In Search of Lost Time is considered by many to be the greatest novel of the twentieth century.

The guermantes way in search of lost time volume 3