MARCEL PROUST - IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME
Fereshteh Priou proust.society@gmail.com
fereshteh priou, Greenwich, ct
Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.
Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.
Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE READING V5 & V6
Member Review: Link
The monthly Zoom meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month, from 5 to 6 pm ET.
To register and receive the Zoom link, send email to:
Sponsored by:
Alliance Francaise of Greenwich &
The Greenwich Library
READING SCHEDULE: 2024 / 2025
Based on:
The Modern Library Classic Edition, translated by: Moncrieff & Kilmartin, Revised by Enright
READING SELECTIONS:
IN ENGLISH - VOLUME V & VI
THE CAPTIVE & THE FUGITIVE
December 12, 2024
p. 1 to
p. 127 “...response than that of being cut off.”
January 9, 2025
p. 127 “When Albertine came back to…” to
p. 252 “…in wounding us in our self-esteem.”
February 13, 2025
p. 252 “After dinner, I told Albertine…” to
p. 408 “...also something special about them.”
March 13, 2025
p. 408 “I could see that M. de Charlus was…” to
p. 559 “END of The Captive”
April 10 2025
p. 563 “CHAPTER 1, Grieving and Forgetting” to
p. 656 “…pure gold and indestructible azure.”
May 8, 2025
p. 656 “So that these few years imposed…” to
p. 752 “END OF CHAPTER 1”
June 12, 2025
p. 753 “CHAPTER 2, Mlle de Fourcheville”
July 10, 2025
p. 844 “CHAPTER 3 & 4"
"Sojourn in Venice" &
"New Aspect of Robert de Saint-Loup"
Start of Volume VII: August 2025:
EN FRANÇAIS - VOLUME V & VI
LA PRISONNIÈRE & ALBERTINE DISPARUE
12 December, 2024
p. 1
"…autre réponse que d’être coupées."
9 janvrier, 2025
"Quand Albertine revint dans ma chambre…"
“…froisser dans notre amour-propre.”
13 février, 2025
“Après le dîner, je dis à Albertine…”
“…aussi quelque chose de particulier. ”
13 mars, 2025
"Je vis que M. de Charlus allait nous dire…"
“FIN – La Prisonnière”
10 avril, 2025
“CHAPITRE I: Le chagrin et l’oubli”
“…d’or fin et d’indestructible azur.”
8 mai, 2025
"De sorte que ces quelques années…"
"...ou d’autres présents de Gilberte."
FIN – CHAPITRE I
12 juin, 2025
“CHAPITRE II – Mlle de Forcheville”
"Ce n’était pas que je n’aimasse encore..."
"...après la dernière visite d’Andrée."
10 juillet, 2025
“CHAPITRE III & IV"
"Séjour à Venise" &
"Nouvel aspect de Robert de Saint-Loup"
"Ma mère m’avait emmené..."
"...que je me reproche le plus. "
Commencement du Volume VII: Août 2025
See Below: News & Events
Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.
Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.
Tuesday 7/16/2024 5 pm (EST - US)
In celebration of Proust's birthday:
Conversation with Proust Scholar and author, Professor William C. Carter
To register, click here
Recording of the event celebrating Proust's birthday
To listen to the recording of the event, click here
Saturday 8/19/2023 12 pm (EST - US)
Proust vs Colette
Conversation with Proust Scholar and member of the Academie Francaise, Professor Antoine Compagnon.
Recording of the event commemorating the anniversary of Proust's death:
A conversation with Antoine Compagnon from Academie française, organized by AFUSA and The Proust Society of Greenwich.
Click here to listen to the recording.
Articles / News:
Tuesday 9/5/2023
Proust, ChatGPT, and the case of the forgotten quote, The Guardian: Link
Saturday 6/17/2023
Interview with filmmaker, Alana Lodinka and her view on Proust. The Saturday Paper: Link
Tuesday 5/16/2023
Proust at NYC, Jefferson Market Library.
The Voice of West Village: Link
Thursday 5/11/2023
Antoine Compagnon, A Fashionable Addition to the Academie Francaise. Kering News: Link
Wednesday 2/22/2023
Meeting of Minds: Proust & Gandhi.
The Telegraph: Link
Wednesday 2/8/2023
Marcel Proust on What Writing is.
The New Yorker: Link
Friday 1/21/2023
The Small, Delectable French Cakes That Inspired Marcel Proust. The Daily Mail: Link
Friday 1/5/2023
Whereby Hangs the Tale, Marcel Proust?
The European Conservative: Link
Sunday 1/1/2023
Marcel Proust's 1927 novel In Search of Lost Time is now in public domain: Link
EVENTS:
Saturday 11/18/2023 - 2 pm EST - on Zoom
Commemorating the Anniversary of Proust's Death - A conversation with Antoine Compagnon from Academie française, organized by AFUSA and The Proust Society of Greenwich.
Click here to listen to the recording.
Thursday 1/12/2023
Proust Group Meeting on Zoom free to all
PAST EVENTS:
PROUST PODCAST
September 2022
Click here to listen to Fereshteh on The New Thinkery podcast - (Swann's Way)
November 2022 - Proust's Centennial Commemoration Events - Free on Zoom
Saturday 11/12, 1 PM: Marcel Proust:
Du côté de la mère (en français) - RSVP
Link to the recording: Proust
Tuesday 11/15 at 5 PM: Proust and Art
(in English) - RSVP: afgreenwich@gmail.com
PROUST FESTIVAL
April 9 to April 14, 2022
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Proust's birth and 100th anniversary of his death, Proust Society of Greenwich has organized a series of programs, from April 9 to April 14. To access the summary of the program, copy & paste the link below:
http://www.afgreenwich.org/Proust_Festival_Program_E-Blast.pdf
Registration links:
Saturday 4/9 Conference:
https://afusa.org/event/le-paris-de-marcel-proust-lexposition-au-musee-carnavalet-en-francais/
Link to the Recording: Link
Wednesday 4/13 Film Discussion
Registration starts on 4/7:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worldwide-wednesdays-fascinating-film-discussion-tickets-301680844527
Thursday 4/14 Proust Concert
To Register Click https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-concert-celebrating-marcel-proust-free-by-donation-tickets-311315732737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
The Proust Festival is Organized BY:
Proust Society of Greenwich
Sponsored By:
Federation of Alliances Francaises, USA
The Alliance Francaise of Greenwich
The Greenwich Arts Council
Focus on French Cinema
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Fereshteh Priou: Poetry in Line and Form - A NYAE Exhibition
CONCERT TO CELEBRATE PROUST'S BIRTHDAY:
Friday July 10, 2020
Alliance Francaise of Greenwich - CANCELLEDThursday April 18, 2019
Proust’s Duchess
Caroline Webber - Author Talk & Book Signing
7:00pm | Byram Shubert Library
Saturday 1/13, 3PM
Proust, A Concert Celebration
Byram Shubert Library
Organized by: Fereshteh Priou & Pamela Kuhn
Program
“La Lune Blanche Luit Dans Les Bois”
from La Bonne Chanson
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Pamela Kuhn, Soprano
Excerpt: “Mama's Kiss”
From “Swann’s Way”
Read by Florence Phillips
"Sleep", Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
Welder Gomez, Tenor
“Soupir", Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
Pamela Kuhn, Soprano
Excerpt: “Tante Léonie”
From "Swann’s Way”
Read by Florence Phillips
“C”, Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Welder Gomez, Tenor
Excerpt: “Sounds”
From “The Guermantes Way”
Read by Florence Phillips
"Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soir",
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Pamela Kuhn, Soprano
Excerpt: “Love”
From “Within a Budding Grove”
Read by Florence Phillips
“À Chloris”, Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
Welder Gomez, Tenor
"L'Enamourée", Reynaldo Hahn
Pamela Kuhn, Soprano
Excerpt: Marcel Proust
"Madeleine", From “Swann’s Way”
Read by Florence Phillips
"Beau Soir", Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Welder Gomez, Tenor
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