Proust in the power of photography / Brassaï ; translated by Richard Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brassaï, 1899-1984.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Marcel Proust sous l'emprise de la photographie. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922--Knowledge and learning--Photography.

Proust, Marcel.

Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922.

Photography.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Language Note:

Translation of: Marcel Proust sous l'emprise de la photographie.

Summary:

IntroductionIPhotography in Proust's Life1Birth of a Passion2Exchanges of Photographs3The Role of Photography in Proust's Artistic FormationIIKeys for the Search4The Giant Photograph of the Knights of Malta5The Portrait of Berma6To Win Back Her Husband, Gilberte Obtains Photographs of His Mistress7Saint-Loup's Disappointment8The Longed-for Photograph of Gilberte Swann9Miss Sacripant, the "Lady in Pink," and Odette: One and the Same Person10The Fascinating Duchess de Guermantes11When Marcel's Grandmother Poses for Saint-Loup12The Profaned Photograph of Vinteuil13The Photograph of Charlus Puts Morel to Flight14ReincarnationsIIIThe Influence of Photography on Proust's Thought15A Photographer's Studio16Reportage17A Lens of Variable Focal Length18Chronophotography19An A-human Vision20Photography at the Origin of Proustian Relativism21From Latent Image to Involuntary Memory

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0226071448

OCLC:

46473974