Marcel Proust: Kinesic Styles and Consciousness as Interaction

In Marcel Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu, consciousness occurs as a dynamic cognitive event in such sensorimotor and psychophysical interactions as stumbling on uneven cobblestones, swallowing a dunked madeleine, or shaking hands with a member of the Guermantes clan. Gestures, such as a hand...

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Published in:Modern fiction studies 2022-12, Vol.68 (4), p.619-638
Main Author: Bolens, Guillemette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artists
Consciousness
French literature
Habitus
Motion pictures
Proust, Marcel (1871-1922)
Simulation
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Summary:In Marcel Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu, consciousness occurs as a dynamic cognitive event in such sensorimotor and psychophysical interactions as stumbling on uneven cobblestones, swallowing a dunked madeleine, or shaking hands with a member of the Guermantes clan. Gestures, such as a handshake, are a paramount focus of attention in La Recherche. Owing to Proust’s intensely kinesic style, they are multimodal and involve readers’ kinesthetic knowledge, kinesic intelligence, and active cognitive participation.
ISSN:0026-7724
1080-658X
1080-658X
DOI:10.1353/mfs.2022.0044