The Cosmic Library
Adam ColmanThe Cosmic Library explores massive books in order to explore everything else. Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them. Season one considered Finnegans Wake; in season two, it was 1,001 Nights. Season three journeyed through and beyond the Hebrew Bible. In seaso... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 42 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes' mansion. He’s thinking, as Joshua Landy paraphrases here, "I might as well g... more
The Prisoner—the fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time—spirals through the vortex of the narrator’s jealousy concerning Albertine. Something of that vortex churns on into The Fugitive—the sixth volume—and then the focus moves toward grief. But acros... more
The “lost time” of In Search of Lost Time can connote “wasted time,” and Marcel Proust’s narrator does confront wastes of time, through pretentious conversations and moments when habit takes control. But the novel makes much of this waste, and we gli... more
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time follows the development of a self. The narrator grows up in Combray, in the seaside town of Balbec, in Paris, and resolves to become a writer. But that narrative also encompasses so much else, from historical cr... more
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- A stimulating look at the books that matter
Whatever this show tackles, it tackles well, so I’m excited for the upcoming Proust season. A rewarding listen.
Apple Podcasts5Scooter1910
United States3 months ago - Is a podcast about Finnegan’s Wake listenable?
A joyous yes! As a reader, I’ve always stood timorously before the literary Everest that is Finnegan’s Wake. Unsure whether my past reading experiences had sufficiently prepared me, I could neither begin the ascent nor put aside the desire to make the climb. After listening to the first episode of F&F, I finally feel up to the challenge. My newly found confidence stems from the fact that the deeply-skilled host Adam Colman will be the one leading the Everest expedition. Onwards, ever onwards!
Apple Podcasts5Cisco BananasUnited States5 years ago
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A thoughtful, scholarly examination of literary classics through an interdisciplinary lens, with a heavy emphasis on Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Episodes explore memory, taste, art, and the social fabric surrounding high literature, often pairing literary analysis with music criticism and philosophical framing. Guests typically include university professors, novelists, and critics who bring rigorous readings, cross-disciplinary context, and lively debates about interpretation, memory, and the role of art in shaping experience. Noteworthy is the show's willingness to braid literature with music, philosophy, and theory, creating a rich, classroom-meets-conversation atmosphere that makes dense works more approachable for dedicated ... more
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3. Christine Smallwood
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5. Rick Moody
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7. Robin Feuer Miller
8. Katherine Bowers
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