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Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust. By Megan ‘Elise’ Maguire December 11, 2008. Early Life. Born on July 10, 1871 in Auteuil, France Full name “Valentin Louis Georges Eugéne Marcel Proust” Family was well known and wealthy Nervous and sickly child Had 1st asthma attack at age 9. Education.

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Marcel Proust

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  1. Marcel Proust • By Megan ‘Elise’ Maguire • December 11, 2008

  2. Early Life • Born on July 10, 1871 in Auteuil, France • Full name “Valentin Louis Georges Eugéne Marcel Proust” • Family was well known and wealthy • Nervous and sickly child • Had 1st asthma attack at age 9

  3. Education • Enrolled in the Lycèe Condorcet • Took a break after 2 years of study with a year of military service • Returned to study law and philosophy

  4. Early Work • 1892-1893: Wrote short stories and articles for the journals Le Banquet and La Revue Blanche • 1896: First published book- Les Plaisirs et les jours • 1899: Abandons first attempt at a major work

  5. Struggle For Inspiration • 1903: His father dies, followed by his mother’s death 2 years later • Stricken with grief he ends up in a sanatorium for little less than 2 months • Continues writing articles and short stories • 1909: Starts work on novel

  6. In Search of Lost Time • Started working on it in 1909 • Found great inspiration from tea and toast which reminded him of his youth in his grandfather’s garden • Worked on it until his death • Contained 7 Volumes

  7. In Search of Lost Time Volumes • Volume 1: Swann’s Way (1913) • Volume 2: Within a Budding Grove (1919) • Volume 3: The Guermantes Way (1920) • Volume 4: Cities of the Plain (1921) • Volume 5: The Prisoner (1923) • Volume 6: The Fugitive (1925) • Volume 7: Time Regained (1927)

  8. In Search of Lost Time (Cont.) • Contained more than 2,000 characters • Main character was named Marcel, but it is not based on Proust’s life • Known for it’s emphasis on memories rather than on the plot itself

  9. Death • Died on November 18, 1922 • Death caused by pneumonia • 3 remaining volumes were edited by brother, Robert, and published posthumously

  10. Works Cited • White, Edmund. Marcel Proust. New York: Penguin Books, 1999. • Shattuck, Roger. Proust’s Way: A Field Guide to In Search of Lost Time. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. • Goldsmith, Francisca. "Remembrance of Things Past: Part Three: Love of Swann." School Library Journal 54.3 (Mar. 2008): 231-231. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Community College of Rhode Island Library, Warwick, RI. 10 Dec. 2008 <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=31171088&site=ehost-live>. • "Remembrance of Things Past, Part Three: Swann in Love, Vol. 1." Publishers Weekly 254.46 (19 Nov. 2007): 44-44. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Community College of Rhode Island Library, Warwick, RI. 10 Dec. 2008 <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=28026769&site=ehost-live>. • Andre, Mark. "Swann's Way (Book)." Library Journal 128.14 (Sep. 2003): 211-211. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Community College of Rhode Island Library, Warwick, RI. 10 Dec. 2008 <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=10692699&site=ehost-live>.

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