Contre Sainte-Beuve
Book • 1954
Contre Sainte-Beuve is an essayistic-narrative project written by Marcel Proust between 1895 and 1900.
The book, published posthumously in 1954, consists of several essays that refute the biographical method of literary criticism advocated by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve.
It is divided into three sections, including a frame tale and essays on Sainte-Beuve's method, which Proust critiques for its focus on the biographical and moral aspects of a writer's life rather than the artistic work itself.
The book provides insight into Proust's early ideas and the development of his aesthetic system, which would later be fully realized in his masterpiece, 'À la recherche du temps perdu'.
The narrative sections of the book introduce themes and characters that would be expanded upon in Proust's later work, making it a valuable precursor to understanding his larger literary project.
The book, published posthumously in 1954, consists of several essays that refute the biographical method of literary criticism advocated by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve.
It is divided into three sections, including a frame tale and essays on Sainte-Beuve's method, which Proust critiques for its focus on the biographical and moral aspects of a writer's life rather than the artistic work itself.
The book provides insight into Proust's early ideas and the development of his aesthetic system, which would later be fully realized in his masterpiece, 'À la recherche du temps perdu'.
The narrative sections of the book introduce themes and characters that would be expanded upon in Proust's later work, making it a valuable precursor to understanding his larger literary project.
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