Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

THE RELEVANCE OF DREAMS IN THE PROUSTIAN WORLD

Santhana Krishnan K G

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The world literary scene has offered many great master pieces in different languages , from legendary icons since time immemorial , like Dante Alighieri , William Shakespeare , Lord Byron , Victor Hugo and Goethe to name a few. The French not to be left behind ,have dominated European literature through the centuries, with stalwarts such as Racine, Molière, Voltaire , Victor Hugo, Flaubert and Proust and many more whose literary prowess captures the imagination of every literary aficionado even today . Marcel Proust, is certainly one of the French writers of late XIX century who has immortalised himself with his literary contribution of epic proportions “ A la Recherche du Temps Perdu” translated as “In search of lost time” : A master piece, where Proust effectively uses his memories as tools to arrest time which is fleeing with his life and in the process render his life immortal. In this colourful landscape of life , seen through the lens of memories , dreams too become an expression of his memori

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THE RELEVANCE OF DREAMS IN THE PROUSTIAN WORLD, Santhana Krishnan K G INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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