Marcel Proust

Founded in Belgium in 1889 and then published in Paris two years later, La Revue blanche disseminated work by avant-garde writers, critics, and artists such as Marcel Proust and Guillaume Apollinaire. The magazine also served as a means for the intelligentsia to discuss social and political issues of the day, most notably the Dreyfus Affair. Its financers were the Natanson brothers – Alexandre, Alfred, and Thadée – who befriended and patronized the Nabis. Bonnard, in particular, became close to…

critical thinking through learning from the best professors who are experts in the field of the 20th century narrative. I admire Professor Richard Goodkin’s work on the 20th century French literature, on Proust and intertextuality. I was lucky to have the opportunity to read his book Around Proust and I have really enjoyed it, to say the…

Marcel Proust once said, “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” This intertwines with the idea of scientific advancements, the world is learning and growing as time passes by, while time passes we gain new knowledge, and this knowledge allows us to move forward in the world. While moving forward, we have come to the idea of cloning. The world has taken reasons for cloning and considered the consequences, being bad or good, of this process.…

"We are not provided with wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one else can take for us, and effort which no one can spare us . " - Marcel Proust (In Search of Lost Time Vol. II: Within a Budding Grove, 1919) This quote opens the research article "What is Wisdom? " by Margaret Plews - O gan . Plews-Ogan supports Proust's statement, and discusses specific traits and methods that are keys for obtaining wisdom. When researchers…

“Only through art can we emerge through ourselves and see what another person sees” (“Marcel Proust”). The words of French novelist Marcel Proust describe well the result of art’s interpretation as obtaining an understanding that would otherwise be less distinct. For the purpose of understanding the extent to which this effect enhances human understanding, it is necessary to define some key terms. “Interpretation” will be defined as the act of taking meaning from something, “art” will be defined…

of detail and colour in the foreground compared to the background, represents the goal that could only be achieved elsewhere. Physical journeys are part of discovery, and if no physical journeys were made, no discoveries would be made either. Marcel Proust states that ‘the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes,’ however in relation to The Motorcycle Diaries, The War of the Worlds, and Trash; the statement can be interpreted as incorrect. All…

Bradbury conveys a communistic dictatorship in the futuristic United States under the mask of a utopia, a world where the Nazi party could have succeeded in their world conquest or even if the cold war had actually happened. Where the government has taken control over all written text and descended into madness with their use of censorship and demanded that no man, woman, or child shall be allowed to read. All books are to be burned by “fireman”, “Burn them to ashes and then burn the ashes”…

My Journey with Books “Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh, and cry, and find meaning in life.” Books have always been there for me. Through all the cheerful triumphs, the sad high school breakups, and the days were I just felt like escaping. My earliest memories as a child, are of me reading. My passion for books began at a very young age. I learned to read at four years old and it opened up a whole new world for me. I became unstoppable. I read anything I could get my…

Within the delicate brushstrokes of the artist lies an image of vitality and beauty, comprising the portrait of one young and misguided individual. Driven by his desire to fulfill his lustful temptations, he evolves, the man in the frame, into an individual so vile one cannot stand near without inhaling his moral corruption. Physically, the man of the portrait, Dorian Gray, as having sold his soul to retain his current health and beauty, remains ageless and pristine as he continues in the…

From 1933-1945 Adolf Hitler was the chancellor of Germany. He was leader of the Nazi party since for the same time. In these years that he ran Germany, he had appointed various department heads for the Nazi party. Him being the leader and the main leader that will be viewed on is Goebbels, the head of propaganda for the Nazi party. He will be the main producer and controller for the posters, book, films and messages that spread throughout Germany in the time leading up to and during WWII.…