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Marcel Proust (1871-1922)
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Proust & the art of love : the aesthetics of sexuality in the life, times, & art of Marcel Proust Volume four of Marcel Proust’s (1871-1922) seven volume novel ‘À la recherche du temps perdu’ (‘In Search of Lost Time’) is entitled ‘Sodome et Gomorrhe’. Published in 1921/22, volume four is an early literary representation of gay and lesbian sexuality, focussing on characters including the decadent Baron de Charlus. Written by Julius Edwin (J.E.) Rivers (1944-), this book is a scholarly study and critique of Proust’s depiction of homosexuality covering biographical, historical and psychological elements. The book was published by the academic Columbia University Press and is held in multiple UK university libraries.