The child, language and literature : the theme of childhood in the work and times of Marcel Proust

This thesis aims not only to set Proust's treatment of childhood in the context of his work as a whole, but also to set that work in the context of contemporary writing about childhood. Chapter 1 reveals the existence of a fashion in Proust's time for literature devoted to childhood. This...

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Main Author: Williams, Elin Elizabeth
Published: University of Oxford 1992
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317814