Withthestoryofamadeleinedippedintea,MarcelProustmakesfamousmomentsthattransportonetoanearliertimethoughtlostforever.HisInSearchofLostTimeannouncesaquestnarrativewithlosttimeasitsgoal.Wefollowthejourneyofayoungmanashestrivestobecomethewriterhelongstobe,andhisjourneyentailsdiscoveringasenseofselfinwhichpastandpresentintertwine.Thenarratorisdelayedinhisgoalbyvariousdigressions,includingjourneysintotheworldsofthesalonsandofart.Forthisreason,thenoveloffersfarmoreavenuesforphilosophicalreflectionthansimplyameditationontimeandidentity.InSearchofLostTimeincludesreflectionsonloveandjealousy,joyandsuffering,theenchantmentsofartandthedisillusionmentsoffriendship.Thisvolumebringstogetherprominentphilosophersandcriticstoilluminatethesemanythemes.Eightessaystreatawiderangeoftopicsincludingfiction,biography,temporality,music,love,jealousy,weather,andconsciousness.Oneofthelongestandmostcomplexnovelseverwritten,InSearchofLostTimehasfascinatedphilosophersfordecades.Thecontributorsinthisvolumebuilduponearlierapproachestooffernewavenuesanddirectionsforphilosophicalthought.
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