Eric Karpeles' compilation of paintings in Proust is receiving attention before the holidays. For a slide show with corresponding passages, see The New York Times. David Carrier has a dissenting opinion in artcritical.com.
Reading Proust collects a variety of commentary about Marcel Proust and his masterwork, In Search of Lost Time. Intended to augment the work of a reading group that meets at Seattle's Richard Hugo House, the blog will act as a forum for facilitating our enjoyment and understanding of Proust.
Current Hugo House writing and reading classes, and related information, can be found here.
The English Teacher offers stimulating thoughts on a wide range of literature. I've included many of his insights about Proust in this blog.
A librarian writes occasional thoughtful comments on her reading of Proust, and other authors as well.
Scott Esposito, a member of the National Book Critics Circle, discusses reading the bedtime section of Swann's Way and, later, the whole piece on Combray.
Listen to an audio version of the opening of Swann's Way. Even if (or, perhaps, especially if) you don't understand spoken French, you'll think it ambrosia.
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