Mesure de l’instant Étude sur le temps humain tome 4, par Georges Poulet, Librairie Plon
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Published in 1968 by Plon, Measuring the Instant is the fourth volume of Georges Poulet's major study on human experience of time in literature.
Through the works of Racine, Fénelon, Casanova, Joubert, Lamartine, Stendhal, Michelet, Amiel, Proust and Julien Green, Poulet explores the different ways writers experience, remember and measure time.
More than a work of literary criticism, the book is an investigation into consciousness itself. Each author reveals a unique relationship to memory, the present moment and the passage of time.
Written with remarkable erudition and insight, this volume forms part of one of the most influential critical enterprises of twentieth-century literary studies.
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Publisher's black cloth boards with gilt lettering and dust jacket. Foxing to the page edges. Very good overall condition. 377 pages.
About the author
Georges Poulet was one of the leading literary critics of the twentieth century and a major figure of the so-called Geneva School. He sought to understand literature by entering the inner consciousness of the writer rather than focusing solely on texts or biography.
Historical Context
Published in 1968, the work reflects a period when literary criticism increasingly explored consciousness, memory and subjective experience.
Legacy of the Book
Measuring the Instant remains one of the most representative works of Georges Poulet and continues to be valued by scholars interested in literature, memory and the experience of time.
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Published in 1968 by Plon, Measuring the Instant is the fourth volume of Georges Poulet's major study on human experience of time in literature.
Through the works of Racine, Fénelon, Casanova, Joubert, Lamartine, Stendhal, Michelet, Amiel, Proust and Julien Green, Poulet explores the different ways writers experience, remember and measure time.
More than a work of literary criticism, the book is an investigation into consciousness itself. Each author reveals a unique relationship to memory, the present moment and the passage of time.
Written with remarkable erudition and insight, this volume forms part of one of the most influential critical enterprises of twentieth-century literary studies.