Marcel Proust in the Light of William James - 9781498556316

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Marcel Proust in the Light of William JamesIn Search of a Lost Source\nAuthor(s): Marilyn M. Sachs\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781498556316, 978-1498556316\nSynopsis\nFor a century now, scholars have searched for the source of Marcel Prousts startlingly innovative novel la recherche du temps perdu. Some have pointed to Henri Bergson, Sigmund Freud, or Paul Sollier. Others have referenced the novels of Henry James. But no one has focused on the more significant influence of the writings of Henrys older brother, the psychologist and Harvard professor William James. A close comparison reveals the degree to which Prousts novel stems from Jamess psychological and philosophical theories.\n\nWilliam James was a prominent member of the scientific, medical and philosophical communities in Prousts Paris and was close friends with two men well known to Proust. His works were translated into French and reviewed in .