City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 9-2016 How to Be a French Jew: Proust, Lazare, Glissant Paul J. Fadoul The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1603 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] HOW TO BE A FRENCH JEW: PROUST, LAZARE, GLISSANT by Paul Joseph Fadoul A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in French in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French, The City University of New York 2016 ii Copyright 2016 Paul Joseph Fadoul All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in French to satisfy the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Evelyne Ender 9 Sept. 2016 _____________________________________ Date Chair of Examining Committee Julia Przybos 9 Sept. 2016 _____________________________________ Date Executive Officer ___________________________________ Antoinette Blum ___________________________________ Marlene Barsoum ___________________________________ Supervisory Committee The City University of New York iv Abstract HOW TO BE A FRENCH JEW: PROUST, LAZARE, GLISSANT by Paul Joseph Fadoul Adviser: Evelyne Ender In my dissertation I use Auerbach's insights developed in his Mimesis to demonstrate that in A la recherche, Proust captures the political and racial concerns of his times, proposing as a solution a heterogeneous French society where cultural, ethnic, and religious groups live together in mutual respect and understanding.