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message 1: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Please, post here any links to other sites in which further information on Proust can be found.


message 2: by J.A. (last edited Jan 08, 2013 01:45PM) (new)

J.A. Pak Here's Proust Ink, a kind of encyclopedia: http://www.proust-ink.com/library/pro...


message 3: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak I had no idea! No wonder it's so wonderful.


message 4: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak Should probably also mention Book Drum, which was recommended by Andreea on the Literary References thread. I've been using it for Swann's Way and have found it very handy: http://www.bookdrum.com/books/in-sear...

It includes photos and videos. Book Drum is on Twitter, btw.


message 5: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Hitchens on Proust

Originally Posted by Nick.

http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/...


message 6: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Vargas Llosa on Proust.

Originally posted by Joshua.

http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2012...


message 7: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Dan Shewan on Proust, quoting Proustitute also.

Originally posted by Proustitute.

http://www.full-stop.net/2012/12/06/b...


message 8: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Major blogs by a variety of authors.

Posted by Marcellita.

182 Days of Marcel Proust by Charles Matthews
http://proustproject.blogspot.com/?m=0

The Cork-lined Room by Dennis Abrams
http://thecorklinedroom.wordpress.com...

Reading Proust In Foxborough
http://proustwhore.blogspot.com/2012/...

Proust Reader by Jim Everett
http://proustreader.wordpress.com/


message 9: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Project by The Bard College Center.

Also posted by Marcellita.

http://www.radioproust.org/


message 10: by Marcelita (last edited Nov 23, 2013 11:18AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments J.A. wrote: "Here's Proust Ink, a kind of encyclopedia: http://www.proust-ink.com/library/pro..."

Arguably, the best website on Proust!
http://www.proust-ink.com/index.html


message 11: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments The BBC Radio 4 podcast archive link at bottom.
One of my favorite discussions on Proust was found on this site.

"Melvyn Bragg interviews Jacqueline Rose, Malcolm Bowie, and Dr Robert Fraser. Trust me...it is worth the time.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/r...

Scroll down to find John Ruskin, The Arabian Nights, Wagner, and more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/...


message 12: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series has some great programs.


message 13: by Aloha (new)

Aloha Marcelita, I pinned all your stuff on my Pinterest. I'm going to be looking through them this weekend. Terrific stuff! Thank you.


message 14: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Marcelita wrote: "J.A. wrote: "Here's Proust Ink, a kind of encyclopedia: http://www.proust-ink.com/library/pro..."

Arguably, the best all-around website on Proust! Here is the link to the complete ..."


Marcelita, the Carter site had already been posted above, by J.A., but thank you for drawing attention to the Webcams course.

I may register and try them this w/end. Have you done them? Should one wait until one has finished La recherche?


message 15: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak Marcelita wrote:
"Melvyn Bragg interviews Jacqueline Rose, Malcolm Bowie, and Dr Robert Fraser. Trust me...it is worth the time.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/r...


I just finished listening to it. Had no idea there was a plot, which can only be appreciated at the end. Yet another incentive to continue to the very last word! Interesting to hear Jacqueline Rose's thoughts on how singular ISOLT still is and why it's having a renaissance.


message 16: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Kalliope wrote: "Marcelita wrote: "J.A. wrote: "Here's Proust Ink, a kind of encyclopedia: http://www.proust-ink.com/library/pro..."

Arguably, the best all-around website on Proust! Here is the lin..."


So pleased J.A. posted one of the pages of Proust Ink, as it gives me the opportunity to be a cheerleader for the course.

The webcams are part of the course, along with the 30 video lectures with the corresponding filing cabinets-overflowing with the reading assignments, the characters and themes, questions, suggested readings, miscellaneous items...and special mind-treats.

Mind-treats? Names in Combray, Vinteuil's "Little Phrase," Salon of Princess Mathilde, Paris of Proust...and those are just in the first four lectures.

There are 19 webcams, on the site already, and each one has a list of questions that were discussed. (Subscribers either sent in their questions prior or asked in real-time.) If, after going through the webcams, you don't see your question listed, you can ask Bill at the next webcam.

There were several times, when I knew I would miss the webcam, I sent my question in early and watched Bill answer it later. No graduate seminar could compete with that luxury.

You join for 5 years; the course is $150.00.
I have given several people the course as a present. Needless to say, it a gift that will never be returned!

The best part? When someone sends in a seemingly ordinary question and Bill goes off on one of his glorious riffs...which brings in all the wisdom of a lifetime of teaching and writing about Proust. And then...he laughs. And we think, "Oh joy of joys!"


message 17: by Marcelita (last edited Nov 23, 2013 11:19AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Kalliope wrote: "Marcelita wrote: "J.A. wrote: "Here's Proust Ink, a kind of encyclopedia: http://www.proust-ink.com/library/pro..."

Arguably, the best all-around website on Proust! Here is the lin..."


Don't wait! It is Self-Paced.


message 18: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments Sorry Proustitute, gotta question for Marcelita: $150, is that for 1 year of the course, or 5 years...? I didn't see the 5 years bit. I think I might sign up.


message 19: by Marcelita (last edited Nov 23, 2013 11:20AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments "Joel Rich's annual lecures on Proust were presented as part of the University of Chicago's First Friday series."

http://www.proustian.com/


message 20: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments I don't know if this goes here but here is Anka Muhlstein giving a lecture on Proust, entitled "A Closer Look at Baron de Charlus"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vdn9...

Given the subject matter and for those who mind 'em its safe to say it includes some spoilers!


message 21: by Nick (last edited Jan 12, 2013 03:09PM) (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments When I was planning my journey to Proust's Places a few months ago I found these photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51366740...

Page 364-359 detail most of the places and sights of interest to a Proust fan, including interior shots of the Church in Illiers-Combray, and shots of the famous lillies on the Loir/Vivonne for those interested.


message 22: by Nick (last edited Jan 12, 2013 04:38PM) (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments Here is a Cahier (Proust rough draft notebook) courtesy of the folks at France's National Library.

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1...


Flip forward a few pages to see a cute doodle by Proust!


I was happy, yes, Aloha. I have fond memories and am glad I went. :)


message 23: by Marcelita (last edited Jan 13, 2013 04:36AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Nick wrote: "When I was planning my journey to Proust's Places a few months ago I found these photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51366740...

Page 364-359 detail most of the places and sights of in..."


Nick,
Did you see "Le salon de la rue Hamelin" on Yvette Gauthier's site?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51366740...

After our conversation on the Photo thread, I felt such sadness. And looking at the Jacques-Émile Blanche portrait, which the artist had cut down from a full length in an argument with Proust, I remembered that there had a dog at Marcel's feet.

What a difference...look where the portrait is now:
http://www.fondation-pb-ysl.net/en/Ja...
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/bl...


message 24: by La_mariane (new)

La_mariane For everybody who understands French, there will be a radio prgram on Proust at 4 pm (Paris time) on the "France Culture" radio. Here is the link : http://www.franceculture.fr/emission-...

You can listen to it "live" though internet, or you can podcast it afterwards.


message 25: by Book Portrait (new)

Book Portrait | 346 comments Here is a virtual exhibition on Proust from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (French national public library):

In English:
http://expositions.bnf.fr/proust/angl...

En français:
http://expositions.bnf.fr/proust/sall...


message 26: by Marcelita (last edited Nov 23, 2013 11:22AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Book Portrait wrote: "Here is a virtual exhibition on Proust from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (French national public library):

In English:
http://expositions.bnf.fr/proust/angl...

En français:
http..."


"Marcel Proust and Swann's Way: 100th Anniversary at The Morgan Library & Museum is organized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/...


message 27: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope This post was originally included in the Music thread by Joshua. The pdf document is a very good collection of the musical references in Proust's work.

http://www.radioproust.org/links/


message 28: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments http://www.yorktaylors.free-online.co...

Nice page of "Proust Ephemera"


QUOTE: "This is an informal site dedicated to the writings of Marcel Proust that are mostly unavailable elsewhere in English translation.
I began this project in 1999 mainly for my own amusement but hopefully to be of interest to others with a similar fascination for this great writer. I have no qualifications as a translator and make no claims for absolute accuracy, they are simply my best efforts at conveying Proust's sometimes complex but always intriguing thoughts and language into English."


Naturally, some of the bits in Drafts and manuscripts are "spoilers", even the listings of 'em.

The bottom is the main page seems to have a sketch of our man Proust by M. de Montesquiou, too?


message 29: by Marcelita (last edited Feb 12, 2013 07:54AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Sites for The Cast of Characters.

Mark Calkins' "À la recherche du Temps Perdu.com
http://tempsperdu.com/achar.html

Dr. Mark Calkins is the facilitator of the Proust Society of America’s San Francisco Chapter.
Here is a short interview:
http://www.milibrary.org/blogs/instit...

Patrick Alexander's "Who's Who in Proust"
http://www.proustguide.com/PAGES/GUID...

And...the right side bar of the Proust Project's "182 Days" blog by Charles Matthews. The characters are listed in descending order of mentions on the site.
http://proustproject.blogspot.com/


message 30: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak A video from Stanford on the possible scientific explanations for memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqU9lm...


message 31: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments J.A. wrote: "A video from Stanford on the possible scientific explanations for memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqU9lm..."

Memory...more lighthearted, but made me question what I remember.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb4TM1...
http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/go...


message 32: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments J.A. wrote: "Marcelita wrote: Memory...more lighthearted, but made me question what I remember.

More and more research does seem to indicate that we are constantly rewriting our own memories, often incorporati..."


I remember a "lively" exchange between my husband, his mother and me...over a message left on an answering machine. We all heard it at the same time, replayed it, and all heard the message differently! Naturally, we believed the other two were "ridiculous."
Later, when I would transcribe, I discovered that, at times, what I wrote was not what was spoken: my brain had switched the word pattern.
Now, I never disagree when someone insists I said, "...."
I take to heart Elstir's words,
"...for it is a proof that we have really lived, that it is in accordance with the laws of life and of the mind...."


message 33: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments About the Proust/Grand central connection, I know the answer but I looked at wikipedia for clues... :D


message 34: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope An account of a walk through Paris following Proust's traces:

http://www.nysoclib.org/travels/prous...


message 35: by Aloha (new)

Aloha Nice, Reem! *claps, claps*


message 36: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings | 322 comments Good job, reem :)

Helleu also did a sketch of Proust on his deathbed.


message 37: by Aloha (new)

Aloha How about an "I Spy...." a word relating to Proust in this forum?


message 38: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope Chronology of the events in the whole work.. But in French.


http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronolo...


message 39: by Kalliope (new)

Kalliope This list of characters gets the Cambremers correctly.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_de...


message 40: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak Colm Tóibín's review of the Morgan exhibit at NYRB
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/...


message 41: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Proustian photographs by Nic Drogoul
http://www.nicolasdrogoul.com/illiers...


message 42: by Marcelita (last edited Mar 01, 2013 11:25PM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Article on Proust...jealousy and trust, by Austin Considine.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-...


message 43: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Latest links from The Morgan Library.
Proust's galleys and audio by Antoine Compagnon
http://expositions.bnf.fr/proust/albu...


message 44: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Linking from another thread...

Thank you...
With so much information "out there," it can be confusing what is free and what is still under copyright. I am sure I have done the same, unknowingly.

Here are some of my favorite FREE sites:
http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks.

http://www.openculture.com/freeonline...
(I love the open courses-the true future.)

Here is a Proust-related class on "The Thousand and One Nights"
(May need Flash.)
http://learner.org/courses/worldlit/t...


message 45: by Marcelita (last edited Mar 29, 2013 03:15AM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Remembered discussions on French keystrokes, but, admittedly, wasn't totally focused.
Thus, these links may be redundant.
For Mac users:
http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/mlrc/links/keyb...
PC users:
http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/mlrc/links/mske...


message 46: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments I think...this is my favorite review of The Morgan exhibit:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs...


message 47: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Pak Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found an interesting flow chart on how all the characters relate to each other on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pro...


message 48: by Marcelita (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments Patricia wrote: "J.A. wrote: "Should probably also mention Book Drum, which was recommended by Andreea on the Literary References thread. I've been using it for Swann's Way and have found it very handy: http://www...."

I wish...but I believe Johanna Trew only did "Swann's Way."
http://www.bookdrum.com/books/in-sear...


message 49: by Richard (new)

Richard Magahiz (milkfish) | 111 comments Metafilter on A Century of Proust. I'll post up a link to our group to see if it attracts anyone who's curious.


message 50: by Marcelita (last edited May 20, 2013 01:06PM) (new)

Marcelita Swann | 1135 comments A grand new video from Bill Carter and Nic Drogoul's Proust Ink,
"'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust: A Centennial Tribute."
GoodReads 2013: The Year of Reading Proust is mentioned @5:50.
https://vimeo.com/66431078
UPDATE: This link is now private. However, if it is ever available to the general public, I will re-link.


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