Includes selections by the editors; a chronology of important dates and a bibliography.

Marcel Proust chronicled society -- with its tradition and ritual, "snobisme" and erotic passion, spirit of futility and cynical ambition -- as well as his spiritual self and all mankind. The man and his work are here brought into biographical and critical focus through the eyes of his keenest interpreters. A skillful interweaving of judgement and interpretation, this collection of distinguished essays reflects the many facets of Proust criticism....

Critical appraisals of Lawrence's novels, short stories, plays, and poems. His fervent belief in the need to experience life in deed rather than in thought, in the flesh rather than the spirit, is shown as the recurring theme throughout this work.

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works. Includes a chronology, notes, and bibliography.

Presents many brilliant critical writings which reveal both the method and the achievement of William Butler Yeats who used symbolism to elevate the subjective into statements of universal meaning.

A study of Flaubert's refinement of symbolism and realism as stylistic techniques in the novel. Eminent writers analyze Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and L'Education Sentimentale for insight into Flaubert's impact on modern literature.