Proust, Music, and Meaning Theories and Practices of Listening in th
This book is about reading Proust’s novel via philosophical and musicological approaches to “modern” listening. It articulates how insights into the way we listen to and understand classical music inform the creation of literary meaning. It asks
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Linked to the Centre for Modern European Literature at the University of Kent, UK, this series offers a space for new research that challenges the limitations of national, linguistic and cultural borders within Europe and engages in the comparative study of literary traditions in the modern period.
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Joseph Acquisto
Proust, Music, and Meaning Theories and Practices of Listening in the Recherche
Joseph Acquisto University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont, USA
Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature ISBN 978-3-319-47640-7 ISBN 978-3-319-47641-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47641-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958752 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Tronin Vladimir / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
CONTENTS
1 Introduction
1
2 Listening for Meaning
23
3 Swann Set to Music
51
4 Love, Music, and Truth in the Albertine Story
73
5 Saying, Doing, Listening
117
6 Fiction, Memory, and Music
167
7 Conclusion: Music, Subjectivity, Fiction
193
Works Cited
207
Index
213
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NOTE
ON
EDITIONS
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TRANSLATIONS
I cite Proust’s novel in Jean-Yves Tadié’s Pléaide edition with translation from the Scott Moncrieff translation as revised by D.J. Enrwright. References are given by volume number and page for the French, and by abbreviated volume title and page for the translation. All translations from secondary sources, unless otherwise indicated, are my own.
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
If artworks are answers to their own questions, they
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