On the second Configuration in Narration and Time —On the Movie Adaptations of un Amour de Swann and A la recherche du temps perdu

In appearance, the movie Un Amour de Swann directed by Volker Schlondorff is an adaptation of Prust’s novel A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by drawing up certain episodes from the original. But in reality, it is a reproduction of the text concerning the narration, time and space with Swann as the center, based on the original text. The appearance of Un Amour de Swann is a new attempt at interpretation, thus providing a new model in the adaptation and research between movies and literature.     

The Sense of a Life: Re-assessing Simone de Beauvoir

Violently differing views on Simone de Beauvoir clash—how not? Our own obsessional reading of and about her is all the more enhanced by her look and manner(s) of dressing, and her affairs, but, above all, by her towering intelligence and pioneering spirit. This piece tries to deal with as many aspects of her being and seeming and appearance to others, as critics and as readers, as behoves such a vital spirit.