Brassaï, 1899-1984.
Proust in the power of photography / Brassaï ; translated by Richard Howard from Marcel Proust sous l'emprise de la photographie.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
xii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
"One of the most original and memorable photographers of the twentieth century, Brassai was also a journalist, sculptor, and writer. He took great pride in his writing, and he loved literature and language - French most of all. When he arrived in Paris in 1924, Brassai began teaching himself French by reading Proust. Captured by the sensuality and visual strategies of Proust's writing, Brassai soon became convinced that he had discovered a kindred spirit. Brassai wrote: "In his battle against Time, that enemy of our precarious existence, ever on the offensive though never openly so, it was in photography, also born of an age-old longing to halt the moment, to wrest it from the flux of 'duree' in order to 'fix' it forever in a semblance of eternity, that Proust found his best ally." He quoted Proust in his own writing, and from the annotated books in his library, we know that he spent a lifetime studying and dissecting Proust's prose, often line by line." "Drawing on his own experience as a photographer and author, Brassai discovers a neglected aspect of Proust's interests, offering us a fascinating study of the role of photography both in Proust's oeuvre and in early-twentieth-century culture."--Jacket.
0226071448 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226071442 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226071456 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780226071459 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 Knowledge and learning.
Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
Brassaï, 1899-1984
Photography in literature.
Photographie dans la littérature.
Photography
Writings.
Quotations (texts)
Howard, Richard, 1929-2022.
Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
Howard, Richard, 1929-
Location: Library main 225984
Call No.: TR140.B823 .A35 2001
Notes: hardcover
Status: Available
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