European Cultural Creation Influences of Proust's Cover Image

Influences de la culture européenne sur Marcel Proust
European Cultural Creation Influences of Proust's

Author(s): Ioan-Mircea Farcaş
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: influences; culture; Proust's work; space; involuntary memory

Summary/Abstract: European cultural influences on Proust's work are due to the specific cultural contexts of that area We can speak of two influences : the Anglo-Saxon culture and German culture.Besides the typical Romanian German form, we also found schopenhauerian influences,influences of Kant's critical philosophy, Schelling's aesthetic influences. The Schopenhauerian influences make their presence felt through the philosophy of Nietzsche and Wagner, which suggests looking for the absolute through the work of art – the main idea in Proust's creation.

  • Issue Year: XIX/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 253-256
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: French