Marcel Proust

This textbook series is ambitious in scope. It provides concise and lucid introductions to major works of world literature from classical antiquity to the twentieth century.

Note on the text and its English translations; Preface; Chronology; 1. The matter of A la Recharche du temps perdu; 2. The readers in the book; 3. Combray; 4. Un Amour de Swann; 5. The reception of Proust's novel; 6. Critical works mentioned in the text and further reading.