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Writing ability decreases as muscle mass increases.
Any objections?
bodybuilding is useless
its all about the face
Mishima would disagree
>>8005567
I would certainly imagine his physical ability to write easily would decrease, considering the way that his biceps appear to impede his ability to put his arms out in front of him.
I need recommendations for a good, faithful translation of Rumi. I don't want Coleman Barks' free interpretations, because they are most certainly not faithful to the originals.
>>8005523
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>>8005523
if you really want to get Mevlânâ you have to learn the language. i know thats not what you want to hear but thats the truth unfortunately.
>>8005543
Yes that's not what I wanted to hear. Aren't there any good, literal translations?
Why is Victorian literature so relentlessly boring? I'm about to give up on Nicholas Nickleby. Dracula was a good 50 pages and then 300 pages of almost fuck all. Dorian Gray was just ten trillion aphorisms thrown in to a book and I gave up on that as well.
dont talk shit about the picture of dorian gray
but granted, dickens is pretty dull
Like anon said. Dorian Gray is excellent and you ought to revisit it.
Dracula's boring though
Because Victorian people were boring. All culture from before 1945 needs to be burned, and the people responsible are worthless.
Who's worth reading from the classic 20th century American novelists, i.e. Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Salinger, etc.? Where do I start?
I never read any of them in high school (except Hemingway, who I enjoy)...
Green and Rowling are essentials
>I never read any of them in high school (except Hemingway, who I enjoy)...
Every time I see this on /lit/ I'm baffled. How fucking lazy were you people?
Faulkner and Fitzgerald are good. Salinger and Steinbeck are OK.
Post good poets from 1970-now
>YOU CAN'T
Uhh yes I can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRl8EIhrQjQ
>>8005452
Born in 1970 or after? Or still active after 1970?
>>8005469
lol, at first i thought it was an snl skit
I haven't seen one of those in a while.
We read poetry for each other.
English is not my mother tongue so I might have pronounced some words wrong, but here it is.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s07LxouiyQ2J
>>8005409
Also if somebody has something original, that would be great.
>>8005409
I like it. I'm sure you didn't plan for the birds chirping but it was a nice touch.
I had to record this on my iphone so don't turn the volume up too loud.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1qxtWf9ZPTq
>>8005409
I don't have the confidence to read poetry.
I like your accent, it adds a dramatic effect to your reading.
I'm going to fall for the meme and start reading David Foster Wallace. Do I just jump straight into Infinite Jest? Or should I start with The Broom of the System?
>>8005403
Essays and/or short stories. I recommend A Supposedly Fun Thing or Oblivion.
>>8005403
of course you fucking jump straight into Infinite Jest he's not fucking Joyce
Start with Consider the Lobster or Brief Interviews.
It really depends how good you are at reading, because IJ demands that you are very good at reading.
Anons, I'm looking for some book
recommendations.
A great escape of sorts? One day, just leaving everything behind. Your family, your house, your job.
An adventure book I guess you could call it.
I just want to escape from my life, I would like to read about others who have done the same.
>>8005266
butcher's crossing
harvard lad goes and hunts buffalo in the rocky mountains
>>8005266
The Virgin Suicides, the girls escaped a declining Detroit, and left everything behind.
>>8005266
Its not 100% a guy leaving his family behind but I recommend Beasts, Men and Gods, it inspired me to go outside more and I hope it inspires you too OP
>he leaned and spat
Yep
>>8005231
and then
they rode on
like something
>DUDE THE WEST WAS SO VIOLENT LMAO
Hello guys,
First time I post in this board. When I was a child I used to love books like "Gnomes" by Huygen and Poortvliet. I was always fascinated by the illustrations, specially the lovely schematics of fantasy machines, vehicles and other contraptions. Unfortunately the last time I "read" such books was around 25 years ago, and I have forgotten their names, authors, etc. Can someone suggest similar books, so that I can present them to my 2 year old son. I would like to see if he likes them as much as I did.
I remember there being a lot of...
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I bought my copy at the flea market, the seller was also selling a bunch of other books like it but I only grabbed that one, wish I could help OP.
>>8005208
That's actually a good idea. Maybe I should look around the flea market too. Thanks.
>>8005201
house of leaves
How does one go about learning Christian theology? As someone raised in a non-religious family but someone who's always been interested in the idea religion and spirituality, I'm currently unsure about how to begin, because of the vast array of knowledge. Yet, I'm not necesarily looking to convert, but instead am interested in learning about the study of God and the way in which people think about religion and spirituality. I'm more interested in the intellectual aspects, I guess, than trying to completely assimilate into Christianity. I'm a complete...
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b-bump
>>8005839
Go to church and read the bible
>>8004969
Go with Ignatius Press Annoted Bible and don't start with the OT it's long and you'll get bored.
Freedom, Liminality and Social Change
The notion of Rave events as vehicles for social change may be illuminated by the notion of liminality, a term originated by Arnold van Gennep in Rites of Passage (1909) and later expanded by Victor Turner. Liminality refers to the ambiguity of the ritual realm, where everyday reality is transformed into a symbolic, ‘commitarian’ experience which thereafter affects the individual’s lived reality. In this way it can act as a catalyst for social change. In psychological terms, ritual can be viewed in terms of flow as a ‘psychophysical...
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In his semiotic analysis of rituals, Keyan Tomaselli defines them as ‘The collectively patterned performance forms through which processes of cultural or sacred signification are integrated into consciousness and social practices’.
Tomaselli identifies the liminal state as one that enables the individual to question traditional ways of operating and to recognise new possibilities. Liminal states are also where the noumenal is oft to be found; ‘noumena’ in Tomaselli's view are ‘things and processes which resist scientific understanding’, which range from the paranormal to the supernatural.
One of the most powerfully transformative music events currently known to humankind is the Rave. At these events, the energies of electronic music and light are transcribed into kinaesthetic energy, ie. movement, through dance. People dancing in this energy field resonate to the sound and light frequencies which cascade about them...
just started it
thoughts?
U can smell em when u walking down the street
>>8004878
WE WUZ NEGUSES
essential for anyone with an interest in the subject of 'identity'
Where to start with basic Buddhist texts?
suttacentral.net
suck my dick
>>8004851
Just learn to expect not having the book, accept it and move on by squashing the desire for it, it doesn't matter, nothing does, relax and never set another goal ever again, or at least never worry if you don't reach it. Be sure to tell everybody about your new skill set.
Can someone tell me the best program for writing? I'm just using google docs, but I'm not sure if that's what I really want to use for my story
>>8004785
I can't believe this is a point of a discussion. Use any programm you like. The simplier it is, the more brain exercise you get. Don't you think that's helping for you as a writer?
Libre Office on GNU/Linux or Microsoft Office on Windshaft (pirate it DUDE)
>>8004798
No.
>>8004802
I'll look into it, thank you.
