So, it's decided then - the Proust blog continues!Our next assignment will be Anthony Powell's 12 volume A Dance to the Music of Time - hence the gratuitous use of the glorious Poussin painting of the same name (which hangs in the Wallace Collection and apparently inspired Powell) and the suitably awful yet predictable title of this entry. Apparently, The Dance is littered with Proust references and even a trip to Cabourg (Balbec), so it seems all the more appropriate.
I suggest the best way to tackle this is one (~200 page) volume per month for a year. Giving us plenty of scope for other reading and the blogging thereof. Suggest we curb our competitive instincts this time round, at least with regard to days spent reading. Instead we could, indeed should, institute a system of Proust points for references spotted in this (and other) books. So two issues remain:
1. We need a start date - I suggest July or August (although I'm not averse to June if other Proustanauts are keen). I already own the first two volumes of The Dance so could begin forthwith - others may appreciate a break from big projects. Alternatively we could coincide with M. Garrood's job move (since Proust coincided with mine last time round).
2. Any prospective Powellanauts (as new initiates must surely be titled) out there?
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