"For Proust"

This site provides teachers and students of James Merrill with an introduction and background to his poem "For Proust” and his unpublished poem "For Proust II." It includes the poems, manuscripts and editorial notes. The links to this site appear in the left margin. All material is copyrighted. 

 

 

The photograph of James Merrill shows him in his Stonington study with a postcard portrait of Marcel Proust at the bottom left.

 

For questions,  contact Timothy Materer.