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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea, warning spoilers.
The use of descriptive words to describe each emotion and object was fantastic (honour to the translator too)
As you meet Noboru's friends and how they despise society which I feel is just the leader of the group influencing them all with his nihilistic views ( Noboru was very impressionable). First he respects Ryuji but when he tells his friends they basically say that is bullshit and Ryuji is just another empty person. and then near the end of the book you find out Ryuji doesn't even like...
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>>8225097
Arguing about feminism in Japan and Japaneses literature or other media is pointless because it's a male dominated society and always will be, ironic though how they've managed to come up with better written female characters without resorting to agenda pushing or for trendy reasons.
>>8225122
First Japanese novel I've read, but are you referring to manga at all?
>>8225097
I don't see any femininity as a theme, but, indeed, the book is about a masculine way of life, as japanese see it. You would the same themes a lot in anime and manga, though, of course, in a much more diluted and westernised way. It's a classical question of pursuing your dream versus obtaining happiness in small life, which, generally, only appears for a man. Though, of course, it's not the Dream Ryuji was seeking, but Glory (and death): a japanese particularity.
I'm tempted to say that...
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how do i into literary criticism? i want to write something like one of the essays in pic related for my thesis.
so far I have Mimesis by Auerbach, but not much more. Should I read A. C. Bradley? Nabokov's lectures?
norton anthology of critical theory. take the theory/criticism course your uni (likely/should) offers. if it doesn't make you hate theory/lit crit ask your professor for advice on what else to read.
it's a highly academic and somewhat esoteric field, and a lot of your preconceived notions on what lit crit entails are likely mistaken. harold bloom writes "pop" lit crit insofar as such a thing exists, there are some differences with "real academia" lit crit.
>>8225083
thanks!
is writing 'pop' lit crit bad if i have no aspirations of actually becoming an academic? as in, will it not be a good thesis project? i just thought it would be fun for a one-off project.
>>8225119
Not who you asked, but if after exposing yourself to [what is apparently] academic criticism doesn't dissuade you from wanting to write 'pop' criticism I see no reason not to do what you want.
Daily reminder this ugly fucker ruined everything and set us down the road to chaos.
William of Ockham hate thread, post what you've got against William "Philosophy is Worthless" Ockham
okcham was right about L I T E R A L L Y everything
>>8225044
Not haircuts.
>>8225159
Fuckin' Sick
Anyone have the Islam green pill list?
The fuck is green pill?
>>8225037
What is this? A jihad for ants
>>8225066
Out of all the meme novels which one is the friendliest to people who have never read anything supper long?
>>8225036
Infinite Jest because it's the easiest one.
Personally I found 2666 the most purely readable
>>8225036
Infinite Jest and 2666. The Tunnel is the least friendly of all of them.
I had a dream that I met Charles Bukowski outside of a shady nightclub in a dirty city. He made a sexual joke about a couple girls walking by and told me to smoke more.
I've never read one of his books.
>>8224953
rad
>>8224953
It's a sign, you should read Post Office.
>>8224953
I saw Bukowski incarnate at my place of work one day. Looked exactly the age in your pic: similar stubble, slicked back hair, same smart casual form of dress just less pockmarked. He kept looking at me like only we knew what was going on. He looked bored.
Are there any good books with the theme of this kino?
>>8224815
i've never read one, but maybe there's a warhammer 40k novel about chaos marines?
event horizon is the prequel to warhammer 40k universe
>>8224828
Kek
>>8224828
>event horizon is the prequel to warhammer 40k universe
I don't see the connection at all...
Can we have a "best of" thread for Dalkney Press? What are some of your favorites.
At Swim-Two-Birds
I've honestly never found a book as continuously engaging as this one.
>>8224851
Curious, I found The Third Policeman dramatically more engaging. I'll have to return to ASTB eventually.
>>8224856
I've not read that one but it is on my list after Graveyard Clay.
>material substance ad the physical properties that govern them have existed for all of eternity
>they have no cause
>A first mover isn't necessary
*tip*
>God and hence the Universe is eternal
>Something without a beginning can be a "first mover"
>Something without a beginning needs a "first mover"
ok
>>8224756
>everything has just been hanging around jacking itself off for eternity
>literally reducing the universe to a massive masturbatory engine
ok
>>8224754
What caused the first mover?
I've asked before what is the cutting-edge of Literary Theory right now, and generally the attitude seems to be that Literary Theory as a movement isn't current any more and reached a degree of end.
In which case, what did Literary Theory conclude? Literary Theory's aim was to understand the nature of literature, no? If it's at an end then it must have reached something of an answer right?
I'm working my way through it and so far I'm in the middle of a big sprawling mass that I'm having trouble condensing. I want to in some ways...
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>>8224725
I've just finished an intro to lit course and I can tell you it's all about how white men are evil. Literally every book is about how white men are racist and sexist.
>>8224728
Sounds about right.
Literary theory totally collapsed in on itself with post-modernism around the 60s/70s (espousing meaning is impossible to nail down). From the ashes arose the notion that all the different particular theories (historical, feminist, psychoanalytic, etc.) had value as points of view, but that there is no singular perspective. At least that's what I took away from a very, very, very brief look into it.
How can there be no self? I get that everyone's opinion of themselves wrong at least a little but isn't there undeniably consciousnesses experiencing things in your head? is it just semantics? youre conscious but youre memories probably arent very reliable and all life is interdependent on each other? how would that nullify youre experience of being a "self"? is it just dogma to help people cope with being alive? am i missing the point? when people say things like 'if your look for a self it will vanish' or 'who is doing the thinking'...
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I would suggest Waking Up by Sam Harris. Also watch his talks on Big Think.
If you really want to experience it, I would suggest you give serious thought to taking a psychedelic like psilocybin. Of course, that's not a decision to take lately and you should absolutely avoid it if there is a history of mental illness in the family, specifically schizoaffective disorder.
Relevant?
>In other words, the earliest definitions describe the key defining feature of meditation as an experience of “mental silence”.
>Many other explicit examples of this definition can be found in Eastern literature from virtually every historical period. Lao Tzu, for example, urged us to “Empty the mind of all thoughts” in the Tao Te Ching.
>Yet Western definitions of meditation have consistently failed to acknowledge its significance. Perhaps this is because...
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>>8224737
>>This might explain why for most people in the West, including the academics and researchers on whom we rely to generate our scientific knowledge, mental silence represents both an alien concept and an illogical experience.
This must also be why the west has so many great achievements in science, philosophy and culture while the east, just sitting around thinking they don't exist all day, still poop in buckets and don't know math.
>"Anon, welcome aboard. I'll start by introducing the the to you and telling you a little about them."
>"This is Jane. She enjoys running marathons for charity. This guy you'll be working with is David. He's a Rhodes Scholar and in his spare time he's the CEO of a charity that raises over $4 million a year for sustainable farming tools for Malawi. Wendy here got her PhD in Physical Chemistry from Berkeley last year and when she's not playing with her kids she still like spending a...
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Are you really that fucking stupid that you can't remember reading my CV when I applied here?
I entertain mentally challenged children and teach them valuable life skills.
>>8224617
"I write articles for several right-conservative print and online newspapers."
>tfw I realize people wouldn't consider this a "hobby"
Goddamn, what do normies even do. I go to the gym and participate in marathons. Ain't that something? Where do winners even get the time for that shit.
Hey /lit/
Started reading this. Have absolutely no idea what the fuck Deleuze is saying. Should i continue? Is this because I have not read enough philosophy (this reason is quite probable. If it is this what should i read to prepare myself? ) Does it make more sense the second or third read? Is the effort worth it?
Also general philosophy 'what are you reading, what are you struggling with, what are you working on' thread. All philosophy welcome not just continental rubbish.
>>8224606
What possible reason would encourage you to start with one of the most esoteric and dense philosophers of the 20th century if you've barely read any philosophy?
>>8224651
This. Fuck off, OP... and start with the greeks.
>>8224651
It was recommended to me by my lecturer.
What books do you stand to gain the most from intellectually? Sometimes even Kernels of truth stick with in in a really big way. Sometimes you read a story that you feel you are constantly referring to in your own life. I am looking for books that won't feel like a waste of time to read them, sometimes I can read very deep into and focus intensely on so I can feel as though I'm extracting their knowledge.
Harry Potter
>>8224527
Bloom's The Western Canon.
Designated pseud killer.
Thoughts?
I think he is one of the best writers of fiction in history.
>horned waning moon
Garbage purple prose with no variety.
>>8224500
it adds to the tension and suspende in his stories.
>>8224494
Doesn't set scenes very well. For his time, really good. Best writers of all time? No. Best of cosmic horror writers? Definitely up there as a pioneer.
