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8.06.2009

Editions of Swann's Way; Re-Reading Proust; Translating

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300185430/swanns-way
Carter's 2013 update of Moncrieff
 
1982 Kilmartin revision [silver]

Swann's Way usually has 3 sections:
  •  Overture/COMBRAY (sets the stage for everything to come, including the most famous cookie ever);     
  • SWANN IN LOVE (an obsessive love affair between two main characters;     
  • PLACE NAMES: THE NAME (an evocation of memory via the names of places) 
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. 

The Paris Review: I Have Gone to Bed Early. Translating Proust. George Plimpton interviews Richard Howard about the opening sentence. (1989)