Within a Budding Grove


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(4.1 stars; 7 reviews)

"In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower" (bowdlerized by Scottish translator Scott Moncrieff as "Within a Budding Grove") is the second volume of Proust's heptalogy, "In Search of Lost Time" (called after a Shakespeare line "Remembrance of Things Past" by Scott Moncrieff). Shadow insightfully deals with adolescent longing, and continues Proust's profound meditation on the nature of memory. The original French version was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1919.

NOTE: This book contains language that would have been considered appropriate at the time and which may not be appropriate today. (Summary by ScientificMethodist, Note by KHand) (22 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Madame Swann at Home, Part 1 29:06 Read by ScientificMethodist
Madame Swann at Home, Part 2 31:12 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 3 41:09 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 4 27:55 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 5 35:03 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 6 24:11 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 7 32:04 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 8 24:07 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 9 28:48 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 10 24:54 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 11 31:36 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 12 30:35 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 13 28:58 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 14 28:45 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 15 22:10 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 16 34:02 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 17 24:47 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 18 29:59 Read by KHand
Madame Swann at Home, Part 19 20:19 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 1 22:38 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 2 20:26 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 3 32:49 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 4 23:00 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 5 29:19 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 6 35:30 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 7 33:59 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 8 24:16 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 9 23:32 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 10 23:14 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 11 29:51 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 12 30:34 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 13 31:07 Read by KHand
Place-Names: The Place, Part 14 19:04 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 1 27:49 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 2 26:56 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 3 23:57 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 4 23:34 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 5 27:46 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 6 27:35 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 7 25:42 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 8 22:14 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 9 24:32 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 10 27:24 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 11 27:28 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 12 30:53 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 13 25:16 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 14 23:46 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 15 22:44 Read by KHand
Seascape With Frieze of Girls, Part 16 30:40 Read by KHand

Reviews


(2.5 stars)

I strongly object to Scott Moncrieff’s poetic title, “Remembrance of Things Past”, being described by LibriVox as “bowdlerised”; not only is this a total misunderstanding of what “bowdlerised “ means, but it’s also offensive to the immortal translator, himself, who couldn’t resist the analogy between Shakespeare’s phrase and Proust’s title. It’s an infinitely more poetic interpretation of Proust than the dull, plodding, literal “In Search of Lost Time “. The reading itself in Version 1 (far better than Version 2) is fairly enjoyable so far, though the general pronunciation of French words is excruciating.

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(5 stars)