Science and Structure in Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu - Luckhurst, Nicola (Research Fellow, School of Advanced Study, Research Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London)

Proust's "A la recherche du temps perdu" is a hybrid, a novel-essay, a fiction containing a commonplace book. It has been described as a product of Proust's indecision between two styles of writing; the moralistic and the fictive/romanesque. This text offers an exploration of this indecision.