Swann in Love
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0198744897
ISBN-13
9780198744894
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 23rd, 2017
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
182 grams
Dimensions
13.10 x 19.70 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945) Fiction in translation
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Swann in Love is the story of Charles Swann and his infatuation with Odette de Crécy and the revealing psychological turmoil his relations with her involves. A study in jealousy and the indirections of desire; it is here that Proust first works through his devastating theory of love.
''Swann''s love . . . could not have been torn out of him without destroying him almost entirely''Swann in Love is a brilliant, devastating novella that tells of infatuation, love, and jealousy. Set against the backdrop of Paris at the end of the nineteenth century, the story of Charles Swann illuminates the fragilities and foibles of human beings when in the grip of desire. Swann is a highly cultured man-about-town who is plunged into turmoil when he falls for a young woman called Odette de Crécy. The novel traces the progress of Swann''s emotions with penetrating exactitude as he encounters Odette at the regular gatherings in the salon of the Verdurins. His wilful self-delusion is both poignant and ridiculous , and his tormented feelings play out in scenes of high comedy amongst Odette''s socially pretentious circle.Swann in Love is part of Proust''s monumental masterpiece In Search of Lost Time, and it is also a captivating self-contained story. This new translation encapsulates the qualities that have secured Proust''s reputation, and serves as a perfect introduction to his writing.
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