Table of Contents

Preface to the English edition; Translator's note; 1. Introduction: beyond the 'little phrase'; 2. Parsifal as redemptive model for the redemptive work; 3. Music as redemptive model for literature; 4. From Vinteuil to Schopenhauer; 5. In conclusion: quest for the essence and denial of the origin; Appendix: passages from A la recherche translated in the text; Notes; References; Index.

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Studying texts devoted to the Sonata and Septet of Vinteui, Nattiez demonstrates the fundamental role played by music in the evolution of the novel.

Reviews

"...pleasant reading for the specialist and non-specialist alike. It is agreeably written and smoothly translated..." Pauline Newman-Gordon, French Review