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What is the Shin Megami Tensei of literatute?
something shit
>>7234136
Choose your own adventure stories
A work that requires 40 hours of tedious grinding to reach the half-way point, is chockful of meaningless references to classical mythology and religion, and full of half-baked one-note characters who seem "deep" and "psychologically rich" by the low, low standards of its contemporaries?so obviously Ulysses
I recently read this and it's probably one of my favourite book
>>7233948
good taste anon
>>7233989
I'm not even sure to ask if therer's more like this because it would be meaningless
>>7234010
The Good Soldier Svejk by Hasek, it's the Catch 22 of World War 1
/lit/
I did a bad thing. An ad at my uni wanted editors for a new student journal about "modern literary theory". Unfortunately, most of the submissions are recycled first year essays, and are of monumentally shite quality. They're simply boring to read. No originality, transgression or wit.
I'm a philosophy major, but have a strong background in English lit. Any suggestions on how to save this endevour, or should I just abandon ship? I'm thinking of steering it towards a focus on Tao Lin (kek).
pic related, every essay focus ever
>>7233781
Go fucking balls out and say that. Post it on the group or email list or something. Say they're boring , unoriginal and safe.
That's if you aren't getting paid. If you are, then roll with the punches, correct the spelling and move on.
>>7233788
Nah it's a volunteer post. The co-editors are all female and seem afraid of me, being a guy.
>>7233801
Post a picture of your face.
Why doesn't analytic philosophy ever address political questions in a substantial way?
Because the closest you get is Foucault who believes politics, along with ethics, is a branch of aesthetics.
>>7233776
Foucault wasn't an analytic philosopher.
someone sauce me a pdf of this
i fuck the music i make it cum i fuck the music with my surf n tuuurf
It's terrible. Don't read it
>>7233358
yep. not big on meme grips but found it in a logo/album cover origin thread on mu and piqued my interest
>tfw published first story in regional short story magazine after years of failure
>tfw mommy now calls me her "little genius"
Who else /succesfulauthor/ here?
post it
The mother is the editor of the magazine.
Congratulations, OP!>tfw start literary magazine at your community college
>submit own story anonymously
>argue against it feverishly to whole editorial board
>it's admitted regardless
>later visit local bookstore that stocks it
>all copies still there
>open magazine, read story
>paralyzed by shame
>consider...
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ἀπάθεια or ἀταραξία /lit/?
ambivalent really
>>7233123
what book is she hiding ?
>>7233123
dem hams...
>HNNNNGGGGG
Hey /lit/, I wanted to ask about books that explain the finer points of the English language. Grammar, syntax, diction, sentence structure and the like, I feel like it would help me better analyze an author's style if I knew more about the nuts and bolts of language. Do you guys have any suggestions?
>>7233013
>/lit
>knowing anything about language
i think u got rused anon
>>7233022
I don't know about that, /lit/ says a lot of dumb stuff but I think that they have a good deal of knowledge in some respects.
>2k15
>reading in english
stay pleb
The self is a relation which relates itself to its own self, or it is that in the relation that the relation relates itself to its own self; the self is not the relation but that the relation relates itself to its own self.
>>7233010
>I must be more abstract than the next philosopher!
>muh hunchback
he was beingironic
just finished reading You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney, pic related.
Does /lit/ think it is a good book?
Also, can you reccomend similar books on the subject?
>>7233009
I recommend this shit all the time here but I'm a big fan of Nassim Taleb's work, esp. Antifragile and Black Swan.
His books use a lot of aphorisms, anecdotes, classical philosophy, and examples from history to illustrate the idea that human beings have better hindsight than foresight, and promotes this way of living and thinking that allows you to take maximal advantage of "good" risk/uncertainty while minimizing the negative.
Taleb is pretty /lit/ and his writing style basically...
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>>7233033
thank you for your recommendation. this is the first non-fiction book i red in ages, and i enjoyed it very much.
if you have any other authors/books to recommend, feel free to do so. kinda got fed with reading stuff like pic related.
>>7233049
No problem man!
Idk about you, but when I was branching out of my beats/punk rock/wannabe Bukowski phase (including reading books like Junky), I started looking into kind of more... I guess philosophical, spiritual type stuff in hopes that it would change my worldview. Maybe you're in the same place?
If so, I highly recommend the book Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell - it takes the form of a long interview that was aired on PBS in the 80s. Basically this guy who'd studied myths and cultures...
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>writing essay for course
>finish draft
>reread it
>disappointed in myself
>no motivation to fix it
>turn it in as is
>get a good score
>repeat
why live in a world of dualism? why accept disappointment when praise is always given?
>I have done my best
That is about all the philosophy one needs.
>>7232918
As a senior graduating this semester, I can honestly say I've checked out. I half ass my papers and still receive low 90% on all of them. I took a mid-term exam last week expecting to receive a C and I received a 93%. I just don't even give a fuck anymore. I'm more concerned with starting grad school and reading and writing about the kind of shit I choose. I feel like I could write a first draft thesis in 1 semester if I cared enough. I'm sure a lot of you who are grad students or nearly graduated...
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Honest truth:
It's 5:00 a.m. and I'm about to call in sick from my job as a copywriter. I threw together a piece in about an hour and I know that my boss will not only accept it but praise me for doing it.
One of the truths that maybe a lot of you will have to learn is that no one gives a fuck WHAT you wrote (let alone wants to read it) so long as that you have written something kind-of-sort-of coherent with 1 or 2 agreeable points.
Just received my copy. Anyone else get this?
>>7232904
Honestly I came in to talk shit about the hollowness of PUA culture and boys playing men but it looks like he's done it for me??
Good luck OP, finding the right girl and making yourself vulnerable enough to learn from her can be a really rewarding and life changing experience.
...Even if you break up and have to learn the really crucial lessons in hindsight.
>>7233284
what kind of crazy world are you living in, man? paint me a picture, I can't imagine
>>7233290
I think breaking down human interaction into a set of processes and rules is gross and kinda sad.
From what I know about Strauss his 1st book is about him realizing that women aren't just a mean to getting your dick wet. Just from the cover of this one I can already guess that it's about how relationships aren't meant to be "played" either.
Snooze. If his audience wants to be less aspie and dead behind the eyes, here's an idea: when you're a genuine person whose...
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What is the best book on the subject of Drugs?
>>7232711
I want to say Naked Lunch, but I found the Journal of Psychotropic Drugs more enticing. Perhaps that's just me.
>>7232711
What about them?
A friend of mine that literally never reads books picked up Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana and could not stop talking about it for a while. It goes into the use of marijuana in cultures across the world and throughout history, and goes in depth about why it was made illegal in the states.
If you're into the "spiritual" aspect of seeing patterns in the universe... I had a really good time in college with the Power of Myth.
Horrors of addiction? Junky...
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>>7233136
>friend never stops talking about weed
>reads his first book, about weed
>DUDE WEED LMAO
Greetings and salutations /lit/
I started a similar thread in /x/ and figured it'd be more suitable here.
I'll be starting to post under this pseudonym in regards to my reading and research of Carl Jung's Red Book (and Black Book)
I know there are some intellects here on /lit/ that are familiar with Carl Jung and may have already read this gem.
What should I focus on and expect in my reading? Have you read the book and what did you take from it?
Furthermore have any of you looked into the Black Book?
I'm anticipating your responses,
Thank-you!
>>7232561
Shouldn't have mentioned you were from /x/. /lit/ posters think they're some kind of fucking MTV girls compared to you guys.
And no, I haven't read the Red Book. I would like to find a good copy of it and all of Blake's poems/drawings.
>>7232644
I wouldn't doubt it,
/x/ can be quite... rambunctious.
You can grab the readers edition in most independent bookstores or on Amazon.
I love Blake, but I believe Wordsworth is more approachable and relatable to Post-Modern readers.
>>7232662
>/x/ can be quite... rambunctious.
Can you count the number of tulpa threads you guys had this standalone month using only your ten fingers?
![551939f3c3a8c_piero_scaruffi[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eh1vCly.jpg "551939f3c3a8c_piero_scaruffi[1].jpg")
This is genius. Please read it /lit/: http://www.scaruffi.com/science/artence.html
>>7232305
Outside of rock music he's not really worth the read.
Science should be eliminated.
>yeah, and you're posting from a computer
That's what proves my point, dumbass. I'd be dancing among young women in this nice tuesday night if it weren't for the science and the internet. But I'm a slave to technology and lost all ability to form significant human bonds.
>>7232305
It's good but I don't know about genius. I was hoping it would have more content on the overlaps between art and science ie critique process, constructing models of observed reality. It's a bit light on history, too, explicitly goes over art in ancient times but only alludes to its status in the renaissance (to wit: painting was still considered a mechanical art, not a liberal one). The advent of linear perspective and the development of realist painting in tandem with the science of optics feel like...
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