Tag Archives: Paris La Belle Epoque

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Dave

In Marcel Proust’s ”Remembrance of Things Past”, there is a strong sense of familiarity making the narrator lose the sense of ecstasy he felt when the Faubourg was out of reach; that impenetrable social enclave on the right bank of … Continue reading →

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FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Dave

Almost all of Marcel Proust’s novel ”Remembrance of Things Past” takes place in Paris. The presence of the city saturates the novel the way moisture saturates the air and determines its atmospheric pressure. There is likely no other city as … Continue reading →