289 Swann's Way

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Since its first appearance, Marcel Proust's magnum opus In Search of Lost Time has delighted and confounded editors, readers, and critics. Published in seven volumes over a fourteen-year period, the enormous novel has generally been recognized as both the highest form of artistic achievement and one of the most difficult reading experiences imaginable. In this episode, Jacke and Mike discuss Swann's Way (1913) to see whether this opening volume serves as a good introduction to the entire work. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson.
0:11.0	Welcome to The History of Literature. Okay, here we go. Hello,, wow, it is so great to be speaking with you today.
0:36.1	Things are getting bad out there folks. They were bad and they're getting worse.
0:39.9	But I'm going to try to stay positive here at the history of literature for those of you
0:44.6	who need a break from the news especially the bad news we've got a great
0:49.0	episode lined up a fun one and it's the holiday season. I think we all need to do the best
0:55.8	we can, don't we? We'll have check off on Thursday the seagull and oh boy if that
1:01.3	gloomy little thing doesn't cheer you up I don't know what to tell you I will be
1:05.7	enjoying myself when we discuss it that's for sure okay so today we have Mike
1:11.1	Palandrome here to talk about Swan's Way, the first volume in
1:15.5	Proust's Magnum Opus in Search of Lost Time, which I still believe should be called
1:21.4	Remembrance of Things Pass, and please get off my lawn
1:24.8	I'll give you a little setup before that to put you in the right frame of mind
1:29.5	But before we get there, let's hear from a listener.
1:33.2	Oh, excuse me, someone's knocking at the door here.
1:36.4	Hello.
1:37.4	Ooh.
1:40.4	The stormy weather.
1:41.8	Lady Macbeth, I'm here to ask you, now, now stop.
1:46.0	Sorry, that's my dog, Spot.
1:48.0	His favorite dog walker hasn't shown up yet,
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