Proust, Mann, Joyce in the Modernist Context

The book explores the profound impact of modernism on Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, and James Joyce, who navigated the transformative changes in arts and technology alongside the upheaval of World War I. It examines how their shared encyclopedic ambition and spiritual sensibility shaped their unique literary responses to the crises of their time, resulting in three distinct yet monumental perspectives on humanity by the 1920s. Through this lens, the authors' works are presented as reflective of the complexities of their era.