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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Using nothing but words, Proust completely captured the vertiginous stasis of late 19th-century French society. Yet here, looking calmly back at us with poised civility, are his models-everyone from Proust's parents to Comtesse Adheaume de Chevign‚ nee Laure de Sade and actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Rejane. Pierre-Jean Remy, in the book's preface, calls them "extensions of the family circle," and they are presented here as photographed by Paul Nadar (son of the more famous French photographer Felix Tournachon, or Nadar). Bernard, a member of the photographic archives department of the French National Ministry of Culture and Communication, threads plenty of Proust into the captions for these 138 duotones: "Her neck and shoulders emerged from a drift of snow-white muslin, against which fluttered a swansdown fan, but below this her gown... moulded her figure with a precision that was positively British," seems a perfect description of an aristocrat shown here in a Worth gown. With a new set of translations of the entire Recherche due next year (the first four volumes pubbing with Penguin Classics in the fall), look for a surge of interest in all things Marcel.
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From Library Journal
Susan Sontag once wrote, "Life is not significant details, illuminated by a flash, fixed forever. Photographs are." This work presents such details with photographs of Proust, his family, and friends that take the reader back to late 19th- and early 20-century France. In compiling this collection, the editor used the large photographic archive of Paul Nadar, who photographed many of Proust's contemporaries. Images include members of European high society, artists and literary giants such as Anatole France, St‚phane Mallarm‚, and mile Zola. The actress Sarah Bernhardt appears frequently in these pages. Photographs of ballrooms, stage productions, and luxurious chateaux complete this collection. Each photograph includes a detailed caption about the subject's life and the individual's connection to Proust. Also included are chapters on the history of photography, the art of retouching, and Proust's life. Unfortunately, the bibliography contains only a few works on Nadar and photography, mainly listing resources relating to Proust. Highly recommended for all academic libraries that support French literature and/or history and photography curricula.
Erica Swenson Danowitz, American Univ. Lib., Washington, DC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Using nothing but words, Proust completely captured the vertiginous stasis of late 19th-century French society. Yet here, looking calmly back at us with poised civility, are his models-everyone from Proust's parents to Comtesse Adheaume de Chevign‚ nee Laure de Sade and actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Rejane. Pierre-Jean Remy, in the book's preface, calls them "extensions of the family circle," and they are presented here as photographed by Paul Nadar (son of the more famous French photographer Felix Tournachon, or Nadar). Bernard, a member of the photographic archives department of the French National Ministry of Culture and Communication, threads plenty of Proust into the captions for these 138 duotones: "Her neck and shoulders emerged from a drift of snow-white muslin, against which fluttered a swansdown fan, but below this her gown... moulded her figure with a precision that was positively British," seems a perfect description of an aristocrat shown here in a Worth gown. With a new set of translations of the entire Recherche due next year (the first four volumes pubbing with Penguin Classics in the fall), look for a surge of interest in all things Marcel.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Susan Sontag once wrote, "Life is not significant details, illuminated by a flash, fixed forever. Photographs are." This work presents such details with photographs of Proust, his family, and friends that take the reader back to late 19th- and early 20-century France. In compiling this collection, the editor used the large photographic archive of Paul Nadar, who photographed many of Proust's contemporaries. Images include members of European high society, artists and literary giants such as Anatole France, St‚phane Mallarm‚, and mile Zola. The actress Sarah Bernhardt appears frequently in these pages. Photographs of ballrooms, stage productions, and luxurious chateaux complete this collection. Each photograph includes a detailed caption about the subject's life and the individual's connection to Proust. Also included are chapters on the history of photography, the art of retouching, and Proust's life. Unfortunately, the bibliography contains only a few works on Nadar and photography, mainly listing resources relating to Proust. Highly recommended for all academic libraries that support French literature and/or history and photography curricula.
Erica Swenson Danowitz, American Univ. Lib., Washington, DC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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