Proust, Pastiche, And The Postmodern Or Why Style Matters eBook

In this book, Austin argues against the traditional critical view that minimizes Proust’s practice of pasticheâ€"the imitation of a writer’s styleâ€"and that considers it a simple exercise of mastering the predecessor. Instead, this work establishes pastiche as a powerful, ubiquitous practice central to Proust’s entire oeuvre.