At the heart of the impossible. Walter Benjamin, Marcel Proust and La Recherche
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Abstract: This article explores the centrality of Marcel Proust’s novel À la Recherche du temps perdu in the literary criticism of Walter Benjamin. In the context of the 100th anniversary of the Institute for Social Research, it reevaluates how he engaged with Proust's work and highlights the importance of art and literature for a radical Critical Theory. For Benjamin, Proust is a subversive writer who surpasses the novel as a genre and subverts the relationship between the novel and time through recollection. La Recherche is also a powerful force for Benjamin’s critical theory. Therefore, the article also addresses the presence of Proustian themes in his reflections on history and revolution.
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