Proust and Anglomania at the time of his translations of Ruskin

A backdrop of Anglomania and Anglophilia frames Proust’s work as a translator of John Ruskin’s Bible of Amiens (1904) and Sesame and Lilies. This Anglophilia manifested itself through his choice of clothes, holidays on the Normandy coast, his reading, his friends and acquaintances, and his outings to numerous art exhibitions (Sickert, Whistler, and the Bing gallery). All these elements constitute a rich tapestry whose threads intertwine in À la recherche du temps perdu.