Ever been curious about all the fuss surrounding Proust's gargantuan novel? This is a weekly livestream series designed to make it as accessible as possible. It provides a close analysis of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" discussing what makes it such a special piece of literature, how ahead of its time it was in terms of its psychological insight, and how reading it can provide great "textual healing" for the stresses of everyday life. #Proust #bookclub #literaryanalysis
Curated by: Readers of the Lost Art (15 videos)
This week we aim to finish Part 1 - "Combray". In addition to Marcel's on-going love affair with a hawthorn bush we have our first introduction to his first childhood crush - Gilberte Swann. We also encounter a much less innocent scene - of the most psychologically disturbing scenes in the whole sprawling novel - the sadistic desecration of recently deceased M. Vinteuil's photograph by his daughter and her lover. Pages Covered : "Combray" Paragraph starting "Poor Giotto's Charity, as Swann named her ..." (Modern Library Edition pg 169 or Carter Edition pg 138) up to the end of Part 1 - (Modern Library pg 264 & Carter Edition - 214) #proust #rembranceofthingspast #insearchoflosttime #books #memory #literaryanalysis #persistenceofmemory