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Memoirs of Ernest A. Forssgren : Proust's Swedish Valet by Ernest Forssgren (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-10030011463X
ISBN-139780300114638
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038286953
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameMemoirs of Ernest A. Forssgren : Proust's Swedish Valet
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectEuropean / French, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorErnest Forssgren
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-028454
Reviews"To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the 'Upstairs-Downstairs' theme."--Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University, "To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the ''Upstairs-Downstairs'' theme."--Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University, "To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the ''Upstairs-Downstairs'' theme."-Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University, "To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the 'Upstairs-Downstairs' theme."-Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University, "To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the 'Upstairs-Downstairs' theme." Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University, "To have this memoir and the ancillary materials made available is important for Proust scholarship, and of considerable interest for a general public endlessly fascinated by Proust. It should also attract those interested in American immigrant history and sociology, and those who enjoy variations of the 'Upstairs-Downstairs' theme."�Katherine Kolb, Southeastern Louisiana University
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal843/.912 B
SynopsisThe memoirs of Ernest Forssgren (1894-1970), the young Swede who served as Marcel Proust's last valet, provide new insights into Proust's life and death. Previously, Forssgren's memoir has been published only in excerpts, in French, with serious omissions and alterations. This book presents the complete text of the memoir, with an introduction and helpful annotations by the distinguished Proust scholar William C. Carter. Also included here is other new material: the inscriptions that Proust wrote for Forssgren's copy of "Swann's Way;" an important telegram that Proust sent Forssgren, which defines with greater precision the novelist's activities in the final months of his life; Forssgren's "Summary" of the first English biography of Proust, by George D. Painter, which provides many new details about Proust's last trip to Cabourg in 1914 and his attempts at seducing young men of the servant class; and the notes that Forssgren made in his copy of Painter's biography., The memoirs of Ernest Forssgren (1894-1970), the young Swede who served as Marcel Proust's last valet, provide new insights into Proust's life and death. Previously, Forssgren's memoir has been published only in excerpts, in French, with serious omissions and alterations. This book presents the complete text of the memoir, with an introduction and helpful annotations by the distinguished Proust scholar William C. Carter. Also included here is other new material: the inscriptions that Proust wrote for Forssgren's copy of Swann's Way; an important telegram that Proust sent Forssgren, which defines with greater precision the novelist's activities in the final months of his life; Forssgren's "Summary" of the first English biography of Proust, by George D. Painter, which provides many new details about Proust's last trip to Cabourg in 1914 and his attempts at seducing young men of the servant class; and the notes that Forssgren made in his copy of Painter's biography.
LC Classification NumberPQ2631.R63Z5973 2006
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