tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175753863749441684.post1125273154960539477..comments2014-06-10T23:12:07.017-07:00Comments on Tea and Madeleines: Spiraling Sentences and Runaway ClausesLuisa Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175753863749441684.post-63760695624834609482007-04-27T20:41:00.000-07:002007-04-27T20:41:00.000-07:00I'm reading the new Penguin Classics translation b...I'm reading the new Penguin Classics translation by Lydia Davis. Her's is a pretty stright-forward discussion of the various past translations and an overview of the entire work. Hmm, now I'm intrigued by the Howard introduction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175753863749441684.post-38723329653649288422007-04-27T03:58:00.000-07:002007-04-27T03:58:00.000-07:00What version are you reading, Adriana? Is it the ...What version are you reading, Adriana? Is it the one with the introduction by Richard Howard? I'm with you, I hate reading the introductions, but feel it necessary for so monumental a read. That said, I thought Richard Howard did a pretty good job setting the stage for the book, though he took the introducing-Proust-to-the-readers joke a bit too far at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175753863749441684.post-7002984833554180102007-04-26T21:18:00.000-07:002007-04-26T21:18:00.000-07:00My favorite time to read Mr. P is right before bed...My favorite time to read Mr. P is right before bed. All that talk of bedtime makes the perfect nightcap. And it's so moody and melancholic.<BR/><BR/>Finally made it past the introduction (which I consider a necessary but tedious chore) and am enjoying THE BOOK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175753863749441684.post-9898629439312203512007-04-26T18:46:00.000-07:002007-04-26T18:46:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you are finding it worth it. As I rem...I'm so glad you are finding it worth it. As I remember, it only gets better....Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.com