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Marcel Proust
À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu
Memory
Albertine
Grief
Sodom and Gomorrah
Paris
Jealousy
Literary Criticism
Dreyfus Affair
Lesbian Relationships
Queerness
Proust
High Society
Anti-Semitism
Social Class
Desire
A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu
Social Relationships
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Proust Curious is a podcast about the experience of reading À la recherche du temps perdu – all seven volumes. Written between 1906 and 1922, published between 1913 and 1927, Marcel Proust’s cultural touchstone is an object of enduring fascination and, let’s face it, intimidation. Hosted by Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver, PhDs in French literature and decidedly not Proust experts.

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Join your hosts Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver for a bonus episode discussing the lasting influence of Proust on today’s literary culture. We discuss memoirs, translations, and the transformative power of Proust, particularly two books that profound... more

Hosts Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver join the narrator for one last search for lost time, rejoicing with him as he finds it by stumbling on a paving stone in the courtyard of the Princesse de Guermantes’s house, and dreams about the book he finally ... more

This is the volume of Albertine’s disappearance, first from the narrator’s home, then from life, and finally from the narrator’s memory. Hosts Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver contemplate Proust’s extended meditation on oblivion, love, jealousy, grief... more

Having returned to Paris with the narrator, hosts Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver enter the claustrophobic and surveilled world of the household he has set up with his object of obsession, Albertine. In concert with the narrator, we ask: What does it... more

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Emma Claussen
An Early Modernist at Trinity College, Cambridge, with interests in French literature and literary criticism.
Hannah Weaver
Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature at Columbia University, focusing on literary criticism and exploration of complex themes in literature.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • An excellent companion

    I’ve found this to be an accessible and highly perceptive companion to a brilliant work - I have listened to each episode after I have read a volume and it has really sharpened my understanding and appreciation of each bit retrospectively - kudos to the hosts of this podcast. One more to go!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Catrick Cringle
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • An unexpected pleasure

    Academics who don’t take themselves too seriously. They know how to find the curiosities, and foibles amid the seriousness of great literature.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Greeneggie
    United States7 months ago
  • Fun and engaging

    I’m enjoying listening to these podcasters’ thoughts on one of the most famous books of the 20th Century. They’re erudite without being boring, and rightly bring to the fore how entertaining these plots and characters can be.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Santeuil
    United Statesa year ago

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The hosts are praised for their ability to draw connections between the text and personal experiences, making the podcast relatable and enjoyable.

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Time Regained / Le temps retrouvé
Q: Who is your favorite heroine?
Hannah shares that her favorite heroine is Enid from Chrétienne de Troyes, Erec et Enid, noting her defiance of stereotypes about medieval women.

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