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The Realm of Proust
Krutch, Joseph Wood | February 8, 1928 issue

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One of the earliest English commentators upon the work of Marcel Proust was disturbed by what he regarded as a moral obtuseness on the part of the author, and in support of his contention that Proust lacked the most elementary sense of honor or decency he pointed to a scene in which the meticulous chronicler takes full advantage of a chance opportunity to peep through a window in order that he may observe a particularly intimate moment in the lives of two of his characters. Just what were the emotions of this commentator when he reached the opening pages of the book "Cities of the Plain," which Proust describes, with no more shame than a naturalist.

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CITIES of the Plain (Book); AUTHORS; PROUST, Marcel, 1871-1922; REALISM; PHILOSOPHY; EMPIRICISM
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