The Magic Lantern | Proust
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🗓️ 11 July 2022
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Summary
Tonight, we’ll read “The Magic Lantern,” the next part in our series from French writer Marcel Proust’s monumental “In Search of Lost Time” which is seven volumes long, and first published in 1913.
“In Search of Lost Time” follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century high-society France, while reflecting on the loss of time and lack of meaning in the world.
This series does not necessarily need to be followed in sequential order as it is more about an ambiance than a plot. However, in the first episode, which aired on May 9th, 2022, the narrator recalls his childhood, bedtimes, bedrooms of his memories, and the peculiar states of consciousness related to sleep.
This episode features memories about the magic lantern the narrator’s family gives him as a child to help him with his insomnia. Magic lanterns were an early form of a slide projector.
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| 2:20.0 | Tonight, we'll read The Magic Lantern, the next part in our series from French writer Marcel Proust's monumental In Search of Lost Time, |
| 2:34.0 | which is seven volumes long and first published in 1913. |
| 2:42.0 | In Search of Lost Time follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th century and early 20th century high society France, |
| 2:56.0 | while reflecting on the loss of time and lack of meaning in the world. |
| 3:03.0 | This series does not necessarily need to be followed in sequential order as it is more about the ambiance than a plot. |
| 3:12.0 | However, in the first episode, which aired on May 9, 2022, the narrator recalls his childhood, bed times, bedrooms of his memories, and the peculiar states of consciousness related to sleep. |
| 3:32.0 | This episode features memories about the Magic Lantern, the narrator's family gives him as a child to help him with his insomnia. |
| 3:43.0 | Magic Lanterns were an early form of a slight projector. |
| 3:53.0 | Let's get cozy, close your eyes, relax your body into the softness of your bed. |
| 4:13.0 | Now, take a few deep breaths. |
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