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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464044703321

Autore

Prestwich P. F.

Titolo

Recollections of the young Proust : a memoir of the friendship between Marcel Proust, Reynaldo Hahn and Marie Nordlinger / / P. F. Prestwich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : Peter Owen, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

0-7206-1056-7

0-7206-1682-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

843/.912

Soggetti

Novelists, French - 20th century

Composers - France

Electronic books.

Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"From the letters of Marie Nordlinger"--Jkt. flap.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Praise; About this Book & About the Author; Title Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Youthful Prodigy; Chapter 2: Patrons and Friends ; Chapter 3: Dieppe and Beg-Meil; Chapter 4: Pleasures and Days; Chapter 5: The Young English Cousin; Chapter 6: A Celebrated Affair; Chapter 7: Apprenticeships; Chapter 8: A Passion for Ruskin; Chapter 9: Venice; Chapter 10: Work in Progress; Chapter 11: The Art Nouveau; Chapter 12: Japanese Water Flowers; Chapter 13: A New Venture; Chapter 14: On Reading; Chapter 15: A Change of Direction; Chapter 16: Cabourg

Chapter 17: Notes and DraftsChapter 18: The Ways Decided; Chapter 19: A Lasting Friendship; Postscript; Bibliography; Notes; Index; Plates; Copyright; Contacts Page; Some Authors

Sommario/riassunto

In 1896 a young girl called Marie Nordlinger arrived in Paris from Manchester to study painting. Her cousin, Reynaldo Hahn, was becoming known as a composer and performer whose songs were sung in many European drawing-rooms. His close friend Marcel Proust was an aspiring novelist and student of law and philosophy. Their friendship was based on a passion for literature and music. The



mainspring of the enduring friendship between Marie and Marcel was their devotion to Reynaldo, but they also shared an enthusiasm for the fine arts, the countryside and the writings of John Ruskin. Marie spoke flue