<< the original 1922 Moncrieff,
Enright's 1998 Modern Library version ^^
<< the brand-new 2004 Lydia Davis
the 1982 Kilmartin revision [silver] >>
of Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, first book in the grand masterpiece IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME (a/k/a REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST).
Online texts are also available: let me know & I'll send you links.
GROUP: Once a week, 30 minutes, every Thursday, 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm, explore, explicate, examine those 10 pages. Any & all variables can be modified after we've met a few times. FIRST MEETING: SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
BRAVO! So far 5 fearless readers have volunteered to join me! You rock!
NOTE: Swann's Way often has 3 sections:
COMBRAY (sets the stage for everything to come, including the most famous cookie ever at about p. 45);
SWANN IN LOVE (an obsessive love affair between two main characters;
PLACE NAMES: THE NAME (an evocation of memory via the names of places)
We'll start with the Overture/Combray, the most famous part.
HINT: It's easy to sleep through this book. I advise you to sit up in your chair & avoid bedtimes. Try reading aloud; there's a melody.
