>>7507834
Genius.
Either/Or is one of the greatest points in philosophy.
>>7507834
Invented Existentialism. Cool guy in my book.
>>7507834
Master troll, god of prose in Danish. Pretty much the only prose in Danish that rivals the best I've read in English.
So, I got Ulysses for Christmas but I want to read The Odyssey before. Do I need to read The Iliad before The Odyssey? And, what's the best translation?
Also, Bookdepository or other site for europe?
why would you not read iliad?
Fitzgerald, Merrill, or Lattimore
>>7507537
i'd recommend lattimore because its smooth and clear - otherwise chapman.
fuck the others
>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/greetings-friends-2015
>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/greetings-friends-2015
This is the OFFICIAL talk shit about the New Yorker holiday poem thread. Please keep all talking shit about the New Yorker holiday poem ITT
>>7507423
Post it. I'm not giving clicks
>>7507451
This Christmas we are staying in,
Skyping en masse with all our kin
And friends linked up in cyberspace,
Slipping the surly bonds of place,
And traffic on the Tappan Zee,
Cross Bronx, and Hutch, and B.Q.E.
To keep us alert and itchin’,
The brake lights we put in the kitchen
Are set on Hazard. They look gay,
Flashing throughout the holiday.
So—greetings, all! Pull up a screen!
You’re coming through quite well, we mean.
And we are, too? That rocks! That’s great!
Hi there, Paul Rudd! No, you’re not late.
Pope Francis, too! Pope, Paul; Paul, Pope.
You will become great friends, we hope.
And now, with Skype cascades of chimes,
More folks stop in to join our rhymes:
The Zuckerbergs, with daughter Max;
Rihanna, from a lounge at LAX;
Masaharu Morimoto
(The Iron Chef); Sonia Soto-
mayor, our own Bronx-born jurist;
Rolf, a New York City tourist
(Good thing we’ve got eight screens, or ten,
The extra-wide kind, in our den);
Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone,
And Alek Skarlatos, now well-known
Winners of the Légion d’Honneur,
Heroes of tremendous coeur:
What you did, guys, outdoes terrific;
Bravery is always civic.
Applause and praises also for
French Pres. Hollande; we wish him more
Of all that’s good, and all best luck.
Now warm air hugs to Wolfgang Puck,
Carter Burwell, ace composer,
Selfless Dr. Ian Crozier,
Rita Ora, Buck Showalter,
Charlotte Brown, the blind pole vaulter,
Top model Arizona Muse,
San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Cruz,
The D.C. zoo’s new baby panda,
And Lin-Manuel Miranda.
If our eyes do not mislead us,
“The Walking Dead” ’s Norman Reedus
With “Nurse Jackie” ’s Edie Falco
Stand there waving from the balco-
ny of Slash, their bud and neighbor,
With Tom Perez, the Sec. of Labor.
Hey, look! The Mets are here—all of ’em.
So they lost, so what, we love ’em!
Let pop-ups from the T-shirt gun
Lead cheers for Curtis Granderson,
Harvey, deGrom, and the whole bunch;
Next year they’ll eat the Royals’ lunch.
Leaning back in our recliner,
We hear voices, each one finer
Than the preceding. When Adele
Sings just a single Jingle Bell—
Such bliss! When, soon, the snowflakes fall,
She takes the plunge and sings them all.
Then the skies start getting darker;
With wine docent Robert Parker
We raise a toast, and send fond thoughts
To all the staff at Toys for Tots,
And each Scout and each Obama;
Joy to Wilmer Valderrama,
Misty Copeland, ballet diva,
Carlos Slim, who plans to leave a
Fortune in somebody’s stocking
(Now, that really will be shocking),
Madea’s main man Tyler Perry,
Dr. Summers (known as Larry),
Benji Madden, Gretchen Mol,
Josh Earnest and Carlotta Gall.
Strong wishes of good hope and cheer
Pulse electronically from here
To Janet Yellen, of the Fed,
Possessor of outstanding cred,
Loretta Lynn and Babs Mandrell
(Those ladies who know Nashville well),
(1/2)
>>7507479
Joaquin Phoenix, Susan Braudy,
And that daft congressman Trey Gowdy,
While our benign designs descend
On each Dem and Republican;
May hearts unclench and eyes see light,
Just briefly, on this starry night.
Dear friends, the year had ups and downs.
A dearth of comfort to be found
In how the world is unreeling
Can’t deflate a hopeful feeling.
Next year may bring a whole new phase,
A plentitude of better days,
Grace completely unexpected,
Previously undetected,
Perfect breaks we don’t deserve
And don’t need to; so let’s swerve
Upward, onward in the crush
Of this season’s crazy rush,
Jumping with both feet, not looking,
On amazing grace depending.
Books about hardship?
When I'm going through a rough time I like to read books where characters are having a WAY rougher time than I am. It helps me be thankful for what I have and either pulls me out of my rut, or distracts me long enough for it to naturally pass.
What are some good entry-level (I'm not illiterate or dumb, but I'm certainly not well educated) books about people living through really rough times?
Pic unrelatef
ruth
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road".
Mein Kampf.
What good literature can you recommend that uses the element of surprise?
I can't think of too many books that have big plot twists and do it well.
I'd recommend it all, honestly.
>>7506235
The metamorphosis is the best example I can think of
"Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt."
It has a lot more impact than the English equivalent because of the order . The "transformation" part is at the end of the sentence. Its kind of like if it said "he found himself into a giant bug transformed"
blonde girls.... my gott
Would you agree with this list, /lit/?
>>7504170
your list is bait
your taste is bait
your purpose is bait
Please stop.
When is 4chan going to move beyond these pointless rankings? I can't remember ever being this immature to think of artworks this way.
>>7504188
I can't wait for the day society realises that preference is subjective.
Reading books has turned me into a recluse.
>>7503754
Did you realize because last night instead of spending time with your family you went to your room and read your book?
Other way around. I'm reclusive so I need something to do. Hiding my face behind a book is a neat way to avoid people.
Reading is a way for me to escape this wretched world
The new Star Wars has made me hungry for some sci-fi. Any recommendations?
Zelazny's Lord Of Light, quite unique
Dune of course if you haven't read it, personally couldn't bother with any follow-ups
Faber's The Book of Strange New Things for feels
The Quantum Thief for a unique world where the author doesn't give you any handouts in understanding anything, 0 info-dumps, no hints, no "outsider who has to learn their mysterious ways"
The Three-Body Problem, it's rather meh, but very successful in China, mostly interesting because it's a perspective you don't often have in SF (the background is the Cultural Revolution)
Dragon's Egg for hard, physics-heavy SF
His Master's Voice for a more depressing version of Contact
A Canticle for Liebowitz
>>7503483
>Star Wars
>sci-fiThat's snarkier than I intend, but deep down Star Wars is as much Fantasy as it is SF, if not more so.Pic related is sincere
Will reading obscure books make me well read?
no, asking that question means you will never be well read.
>>7508061
>says the anon that has read Infinite Meme and Pynchon
>well read
Can we stop with this?
So i told my grandma that i was trying to get into literature by reading some of the classics, so she brought these from her bookshelf for me to read if i wanted. Any of tgem you guys have read and would reccommend reading?
>>7507783
Everything but The Kite Runner should be good.
Iris Murdoch's great and very underappreciated here.
>>7507783
Based grandma
yeah just throw the kite runner trash away and you'll be good
Which is better/more used?
Representant or Representative?
Is more used=better in this case? Which form is more common? Which form should be used in regular conversations? Which form do you use?
>>7507759
'Representant' is used in many european languages as noun, while 'representative' is only both a noun and an adjective in english.
If that leads you anywhere.
What's the context? I don't think I'd ever use representant, and if you intend it to refer to a person who represents another, I'd use representative.
If you mean a thing whose role is to represent something else, I'd probably use representational as an adjective or even representative still, although the latter alternative feels a little like an anthropomorphism. Being-a-representative feels like something people primarily do, although I know it's not the case.
Seriously, who says representant?
What is the gain of study philosophy /lit/?
More specifically, what is the gain of studying specific philosophers?
brain get smart
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>>7507734
Is this a meme?
Goodbye /lit/.
Thanks for everything, but I need to leave this place.
>>7507647
later fag
>>7507651
Permanent.
>>7507647
>announcing your exit
Do you read while on the shitter, /lit/?
>>7507487
Fight Club
i literally cannon sit down at a toilet without something to read. Lately Ive been mowing through Generation of Swine by HST. If I'm at a public toilet and I don't have a book handy, ill read my smartphone. Typically the Guardian app
>>7507499
Reading the OP post and then reading this response immediately afterward made me laugh. I know you misread the OP and thought it said "WHAT do you read" but its' fun to imagine that you just posted this without misreading
Words are the fundamental bricks of language.
What is your most favorite word and your most hated word? Any reason why?
favorite: ayylmao
hated: (inb4 colloquialisms don't count) yas
Reasoning:
1. Ayyyyyyyyyy
2. Jesus Christ.
This thread is stupid
>inb4 you're a pleb so you hate "moist"
