Adam Green - November 13, 2013 in À la recherche du temps perdu, Articles, Books, Literature, marcel proust, memory, rememberance of things past, scott moncrieff, translation
Scott Moncrieff's English translation of Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu is widely hailed as a masterpiece in its own right. His rendering of the title as Remembrance of Things Past is not, however, considered a high point. William C. Carter explores the two men's correspondence on this somewhat sticky issue and how the Shakespearean title missed the mark regarding Proust's theory of memory.