The sense of an interior : four writers and the rooms that shaped them / Diana Fuss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuss, Diana, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886--Homes and haunts.

Dickinson, Emily.

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939--Homes and haunts.

Freud, Sigmund.

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968--Homes and haunts.

Keller, Helen.

Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922--Homes and haunts.

Proust, Marcel.

Literary landmarks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Sense of an Interior is a fascinating exploration of domestic space and of the ways it determines how writers work. The book looks at four famous figures - Emily Dickinson, Sigmund Freud, Helen Keller, and Marcel Proust, and examines the relationship between their work and the spaces where they wrote.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Daguerrotype of Emily Dickinson, approximately seventeen years old, ca. 1847 or 1848. Courtesy of the Amherst College Library.; 1 Dickinson's Eye; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; Freud at work in his study. Courtesy of Edmund Engelman, Photographer.; 2 Freud's Ear; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; Helen Keller, photographed directly in front of an open sun-drenched window, bathed in a figurative enlightenment so intense it nearly eclipses her. Courtesy of the American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller Archives.; 3 Keller's Hand; 1; 2

34; 5; Proust, around 1905, a year or two before moving to 102 boulevard Haussmann. Courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France.; 4 Proust's Nose; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; Coda; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-15620-1

0-203-64221-X

9780203642214

OCLC:

252989845