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

Carter's 2013 update of Moncrieff

 

1982 Kilmartin revision [silver]

original 1922 Moncrieff,

Enright 1998 Modern Library 

2004 Lydia Davis translation

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. 

Kirk McElhearn on re-reading Proust

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