Odette de Crécy
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Odette de Crécy is a central figure in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," a courtesan whose beauty, social ascent, and complex relationship with Charles Swann embody the novel’s themes of desire, memory, and class.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
courtesan ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
In Search of Lost Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swann’s Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madame Verdurin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Verdurins’ “little clan” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
class and snobbery
ⓘ
erotic obsession ⓘ jealousy ⓘ the workings of memory ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | aristocratic Guermantes milieu ⓘ |
| createdBy | Marcel Proust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Charles Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
beauty
ⓘ
charm ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| influences | Swann’s position in society ⓘ |
| inspires | Swann’s obsessive love ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Madame Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
central figure in Swann’s Way
ⓘ
example of social climbing in the Belle Époque ⓘ symbol of the power of desire ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Charles Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf | Gilberte Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to illustrate instability of social value judgments
ⓘ
to show how love reshapes perception ⓘ |
| nationality | French (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
embodying themes of class and social mobility
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embodying themes of desire and memory ⓘ relationship with Charles Swann ⓘ social ascent in Parisian society ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtesan
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society hostess ⓘ |
| partOf | Proustian universe of In Search of Lost Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | not Swann’s “type” at first ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Belle Époque France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialCircle | Verdurin salon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Parisian demi-monde
ⓘ
bourgeois milieu ⓘ |
| transformsInto | Madame Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes | social ascent ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
In Search of Lost Time