PROUST'S NOTES TO THE IMAGINARY MUSIC OF VINTEUIL: A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU AND THE PROGRAMME MUSIC CONTROVERSY

Several extended similes interspersed throughout A la recherche du temps perdu imply Proust's dismissive attitude towards programme notes, an opinion which is shared by Debussy and can be considered a reaction against composers such as Liszt and Berlioz. Nonetheless, Malcolm Bowie is right to h...