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I just read you are a little bit happier than i am, and the narrative voice is such a cunt.
His novels have to be better than this, right?
>>7684021
that is the ugliest thing i've ever seen
>>7684021
They really aren't. There's a small group of people here who jerk off to Tai Pei, but after reading Eee eeee Eee and Shoplifting From American Apparel, I'm convinced it can't possibly be worth reading even if it is "better" than those.
fitzgerald broke the fourth wall
>>7683998
>anon: at another time
Cancerous thread, purge /lit/.
Who are some good contemporary poets?
>>7683872
Anne carson
Claudia Rankine is pretty dope, if you can dig the muh-microagression meme
David Berman
Can I get some writing, preferably non fiction resources? It's been about 5 years since I left school and I have no idea on the even the fundamentals of writings, wither in structure or even grammar.
It's really depressing that a man who barely finished primary and whose only qualification was an E on history can have more engaging writing about day to day things than I can come up with trying my damnedest.
If you rely on the technicality of writing then you're not going to be a good writer.
>>7683868
This is false. Having a strong grasp of the fundamentals is key to developing a writing style. Most beginners do not even realize how many "rules" there are that affect their piece of composition.
>>7683854
You should check out The Elements of Style by William Strunk JR. and E.B. White. I never thought I'd look back 5 years after buying it for an intro English and say it was the most useful book on writing I had read. It's damn useful and dirt cheap.
>>7684577
This is false. Just read a lot of books, then start writing. Everything will come naturally, or not at all.
How do you properly analyse a poem? What are some literary devices you can name-drop to get a better grade? I wrote 4 pages of an analysis of For my people and how it relates to injustice, problem is I was really sleepy on that day so I wrote half-assed and perhaps ironically. I said how the poem reflects on white supremacy. I think the people marking the exam may think I'm trolling. I basically explained the meanings behind certain lines in specific stanzas.
sorry for the autistic shitpost I'm feeling really stupid about it
>>7683849
http://4chanlit.wikia.com/poetry
I just finished this masterpiece
But i just can't see the point of the very end
!SPOILER AHEAD!
I get what Kririlows idea was about, camus made that very clear in myth of sysiphus, but what was Stawrogins motive to kill himself ?
In his final letter he claimed he could never kill himself because it would be just another of his lies.
So what does his suicide mean in the context of the book ?
Unfortunately, I can't quote because I read it in German, sorry about that.
fuck you no you didn't.
Just ordered a few books from B&N. I live in South America, and they sent it through Asendia. Are they any good? Any experiences with them?
From the Barnes and Noble publisher or different publishers selling through Barnes and Noble?
Most often there are better editions than the Barnes and Noble ones
>>7683852
From B&N. They're the B&N leatherbound classics, which are beautiful and incredibly cheap.
>>7683857
>inb4 meme
Also, where are you from? In Brazil the dollar is expensive as fuck. I really want to buy in bookdepository but I'm just a PoorLatinAmericanFag without money in the bank.
What is the best translation of Parmenides' "On Nature"?
The sources I'm finding online can differ drastically, and when I try to discern between them I find too many holes in an otherwise (fairly) concrete or cohesive understanding.
I swear to God, skimming the wikipedia article might be just as fruitful
Ya use the wiki. There's not much there.
Self bump
Also, appreciate it if someone could post a non-cancer resolution of the OP image
Page 211
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=29a7537d69f2a65d8968ab6c2651ad45
>The Greek Daedalus built the labyrinth, a nearly impossible maze
>Stephen Dedalus (James Joyce) wrote ulysses and finnegans wake, two incredibly obtuse and puzzling novels
>OP wrote >>7683756, a post whose purpose is nearly impossible to ascertain
>>7683783
Good taste in anime girls, tho
>>7683795
That he does.
/lit/ what philosophy books can I read so that I may think and act more like Tyler durden? What would he have read? And what's a good chemistry book to read?
The Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner.
The anarchist cookbook
This is an 18+ only website.
Is Chaucer the best poet since Shakespeare?
>>7683628
Milton is better than both.
>>7683633
lolno
Gr8 b8 m8 8/8
Daily reminder
>>7683619
Would Lovecraft have had brilliant prose if he were not burdened with autism?
Here antagonistic trolling and retarded sincerity become indistinguishable.
>>7683619
Twain being better than Lovecraft is as obvious and verifiable as gravity or the sum of two and two. Why even point it out?
Which author do you think as the smartest fanbase? And while we're at it, which one has the dumbest? Gaddis fans seem pretty informed.
>>7683588
You'd kinda have to be at least slightly above average to actually appreciate Gaddis. I read a bit of The Recognitions and it's great so far but it has to be one of the most casually dense books I've ever seen.
What's the point of this book?
>>7683571
It's okay to act autistic during a funeral and then murder someone because life is meaningless, man.
>>7683571
It shows to what extent morality is a arbitrary and a construct.
In the ilght of post-modernism, it isn't as ground-breaking as it was back in the day (of modernism).
It's well-written enough that you can enjoy it without foregrounding the philosophy though.
>>7683579
Oh yeah, and I also forgot about the time he helps an abusive husband, because who cares if a woman gets beat up! Life's meaningless!
What's a good edition/translation of The Three Muskeeters? I cant find a general consensus on what a good english translation might be, and I only ever see shitty editions with a dozen different translators.
>muh translation
>>7683563
learn spanish, amigo
>>7683586
Teach me it
>>7683586
It might be useful.But not to read a book written in French
