This departure from the norm reveals a side to Proust that was capable of observing the class struggle in the Third Republic, a possibility that the author disc

Edward J. Hughes here seeks to assess how Proust and his novel 'A la Recherche du Temps Perdu' might be understood in relation to issues of class and nation.

In Postmodernity, Ethics and the Novel Andrew Gibson sets out to demonstrate that postmodern theory has actually made possible an ethical discourse around ficti

This study, first published in 2000, examines the impact of nationalist political thought on the modern novel.

A detailed analysis of Proust's masterpiece, aimed at students coming to the work for the first time.