La mémoire poétique de Proust Hugo, les femmes et la mondanité ou de l’hugolâtrie aristocratique

Quotations from Victor Hugo’s verses abound in the Recherche, especially in conversations that take place out in society. They contribute to the development of literary sensibilities and reveal the tastes and sensitivity of an era. Marcel Proust offers a caricature of the lectrices who participated in salons. Through the experience of the listening narrator, he shows that, despite the risks of misunderstanding, this type of reading is fruitful because, indirectly and by metonymic extension, he allows the reader to discover new poetic territories.