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Is the patriarchy responsible for men being better writers?
Is being the responsible patriarchy better for men writers?
(Reworded your sentence.)
>>7621644
it's responsible for being better at present
>>7621650
*menly writers (riters? bookers?)
How is the most literary death?
Suicide
paper cuts, obv
or, rather, a gigantic bookshelf collapses on you
>>7617804
Opium OD
syphilis
suicide
honorable death in battle
acute radiation poisoning
crushed by snack vending machine
Your love and pity doth the impression fill,
Which vulgar scandal stamped upon my brow;
For what care I who calls me well or ill,
So you o'er-green my bad, my good allow?
You are my all-the-world, and I must strive
To know my shames and praises from your tongue;
None else to me, nor I to none alive,
That my steeled sense or changes right or wrong.
In so profound abysm I throw all care
Of others' voices, that my adder's sense
To critic and to flatterer stopped are.
Mark how with my neglect I do dispense:
You are so strongly...
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>>7626580
>dismissing an objectively great writer
>calling him "convoluted" and "cryptic" because you can't into reading
Shakespeare is Shakespeare, pleb. keep reading until you understand, or remain lazy and uncultured. I know it is a lot more difficult than reading Bukowski or 4chan shitposts, but when you are on Will's turf, you have to compromise.
>>7626651
I am not dismissing him, I am saying that his sonnets are written in a convoluted style.
My problem with it is not that it is difficult, it's that it is unpleasant.
>>7626670
The Sonnets seem to have been printed without his permission. With lots of mistakes and errors, probably from handwritten copies of copies...
It's unclear that some weren't meant to be totally private perhaps with unknown meanings etc. Some are from vastly different times than others in his career...
This might seem like a stupid question but how do I read books? When I was a kid I used to be able to read non-stop and I would almost always have a book on me to read, but now whenever I try to read anything I quickly lose interest and zone out. This happens with everything I read even if I am really interested in the topic of the book, So basically how do I regain my attention span for reading books
pic unrelated but cool
Hey I took a picture of the same poster! Always funny that they spelled Nietzsche wrong.
It was in Sydney, at an exhibition about anti-German sentiment during WW1, pretty cool and largely forgotten, including concentration camps for Germans and camp riots
Anyway, you regain your attention span by going away from the things that take your attention. I read more in the bus and in bed since there's no PC or TV there. Have a small ritual (like making tea or coffee) before you start reading (same goes for studying) so that your brain understands that a new parcel of...
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>>7626463
goto the library/cafe/park without your electronics.
>>7626469
Great idea! I wish Nietzscheberg was the aussie capital city as well. Surely he is deserving of a cityname somewhere.
Based on your experience, write about your opinion on the importance of good customer service.
Use paragraphs. (Approximately 100 words)
Hey why don't you write your own goddamn apology letter for HR, you're probably going to get fired from your minimum wage job soon anyway. (approx. 20 words)
one hundred dicks in my ass, sifting and swaying about while the birds are a-whistling in the trees, blowing gentle melodies through the crooning tones of the wind. Stained glass arches and paintings of crooked rain going, "oh wowee zowee, that'll sure brighten the corners". American waters aside, the boat sailed through the metamorphaseas where the water lilies grow. I left the building stoned as hell, munching on two dollar and fifty-nine cent crunchwrap supremes from Taco Bell. I proceeded to take a huge bong rip, the motherload. a missile arc of smoke and...
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>>7626153
yes, i'd like fries with that. where'd you get your english degree?
Hi /lit/ I can't find the alternate cover of Infinite jest with all the sticky notes, Warosu is down so could someone please post it? google images reveals nothing
https://twitter.com/gray318/status/688012515280826368
>>7626198
>https://twitter.com/gray318/status/688012515280826368
thanks
Is he the most overrated thinker of all time?
john green pls
>>7626062
Mostly just shit on by atheists on the internet these days. He's definitely not overrated.
>>7626064
but his work is revolutionary! every piece is unique!
/s
Is there a chart or guide for navigating Balzac's Human Comedy? I've just burned through NYRB's selection and I'm eager for more.
Also, what are you personal favorite stories from Balzac?
I've only read Lost Illusions but I loved it to shreds. I actually went out and found another copy to give to my mom for xmas. What next for me and Balzac?
pick one from any of his popular books
Can any French readers let me know if I'd be missing out on his meaning by reading a translation?
I guess I'm asking if his genius depends on his language. I've always been wary of reading translations for this reason.
>>7623511
>That being said, the primary act of reading is to enjoy the story.
muh prose
muh philosophiez
Will 1984 be remembered as the quintessential 20th century novel?
>>7625931
Only by illiterates and teenagers. That title is reserved for novels like Ulysses, The Recognitions, and The Tunnel.
>>7625931
why
>>7625931
What is Ulysses
We have a little room made for talk
tinychat / 4chanlit
Fend off the pangs of solitude for a few hours by namedropping books and quoting obscure philosophers
>>7625872
just go back.
What does /lit/ think of the Critique of Judgement? Is Kant right in his assessment of aesthetics or is he full of shit as usual?
philosophy was a bad idea
God I hate this fucking board.
Books on Roman Laws?
I'm reading the 3 pillars of occidental society
>greek philosophy
>roman laws
>christian morals
>christian morals
if you mean real christians aka puritans, sure, but if you mean decadent and corrupt catholic sloths then fuck no
you want to play minecraft?
>>7625836
christianity =\= catholicism. Simply believing/following the word of Jesus, not attached to any kind of church or christian segment (protestantism, catholicism, etc)
Pens, pencils, paper. What do you use? What's new? What's cool?
i cum on the last page of the book once i have read it
sticky pages indicate completion
>>7625803
Quill and velum, like a scholarly gent
Pilot has a sweet $20 fountain pen. Things a dream.
You may only post in this thread if you have perfectly mastered grammar.
>>7625802
I done mastered that there Afro-American dialect grammar ja feel?
hey niec post OP hahaa I love grammar and books what about you guys??1
>>7625802
I did perfected grammar long ago. My parents send me to grammar school when I was child.
