Sobre la lectura

by Marcel Proust

Overview

La influencia que el escritor y pintor inglés John Ruskin ejerció en la lengua francesa en la segunda parte del siglo XIX fue interiorizada por Marcel Proust de tal modo que sobre ese cemento elaboró no sólo una teoría estética propia, sino que además formó ese "yo" que soporta la estructura de la novela-catedral que es "A la busca del tiempo perdido". La recuperación de impresiones que Proust saca de las teorías de Ruskin se produce ya en "Sobre la lectura" que adelanta pasajes de "A la busca del tiempo perdido". La verdadera vida está en la lectura, de ahí la incomodidad que representan el mundo y las rutinas de la vida cotidiana, las obligaciones familiares, tener que comer con los demás, tener que obedecer órdenes como dejar el libro durante el paseo, irse a la cama y apagar la luz.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788437634616
Publisher:	Ediciones Cátedra
Publication date:	10/01/2015
Series:	Letras Universales
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	190 KB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his twenties, following a year in the army, he became a conspicuous society figure, frequenting the most fashionable Paris salons of the day. After 1899, however, his chronic asthma, the death of his parents, and his growing disillusionment with humanity caused him to lead an increasingly retired life. From 1907 on, he rarely emerged from a cork-lined room in his apartment on boulevard Haussmann. There he insulated himself against the distractions of city life and the effects of trees and flowers—though he loved them, they brought on his attacks of asthma. He slept by day and worked by night, writing letters and devoting himself to the completion of In Search of Lost Time.

Date of Birth:

July 10, 1871

Date of Death:

November 18, 1922

Place of Birth:

Auteuil, near Paris, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France