Hey /lit/,
help me compare Franz Kafka and H.P. Lovecraft.
do your own homework anon
>>7443561
I-I didn't I just want more ideas from a community of intelligent individuals.
>>7443551
That picture made me kek.
Is this edition any good? I know the penguin deluxe edition should be avoided but what about this penguin edition? Or should I just stick to the Vintage classics one?
>>7443416
The penguin deluxe edition is fine now. They got rid of the errors.
Stop perpetuating this meme.
>>7443416
In the same vein, is this edition any good?
>>7443416
i checked it out, and it doesnt have the deluxe error, so i'm going with it. who knows, though!
What is the greatest bildungsroman?
>>7443353
Infinite Jest.
>>7443353
Is this a man or a woman?
>>7443356
Maybe.
If you had to choose one, which one would you pick? Why?
Endless prose about nature or endless info dumping of whale hunting facts.
I'd rather end myself.
>>7443326
Not to be that guy, but whaddya mean by choose? Choose one to exist and the other not to? One to take with me to a desert island? One to say 'this one is of better aesthetic quality than the other?'
I mean, they're important for different reasons, I like them for different reasons...
the Dick that is Moby
because: less hobbitses
I've really been enjoying Christian philosophy of late. I've found the works of Aquinas to be especially rewarding but I've also gotten into some of Boethius and Dante.
Does /lit/ have any recommendations of other Christian philosophical/theological writings?
Early Church Fathers
Desert Fathers
post-revolution and especially 20th century catholic philosophy is some of the least tapped shit with the most potential in the history of western thought
jesuit studies is huge right now but still everyone is ignoring all these 20th century catholic conservatives
>>7443306
nice thread
Why do so many people misunderstand her? I don't subscribe to her philosophy but anyone I've ever met who has hated her has never actually understood what she's said. This seems to be the case with Zizek too.
>>7443288
>4chan help explain why my perception of the world is the way it is
I recommend some lead mouthwash to clear your mind
>>7443300
I don't understand, are you an idiot?
>>7443288
what are my misconceptions about her?
>"help me out of Russia!"
>"nobody ever helped me, why should I help you...?" Etc.
What version of the Bible is the best edition?
I was thinking maybe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1565639774/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1449697798&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=interlinear+bible&dpPl=1&dpID=41nRw4bkE7L&ref=plSrch because it contains the Hebrew, Greek and (the most accurate) English translations.
But at the same time the KJV is apparently the most beautiful to read.
And the Good News version I read as a kid had this cool summary at the beginning of each book giving a run down of its history and what it's about and sources to important prayers and verses in each book.
Help me a brother out /lit/lads.
>>7443149
The one in my DUSTBIN.
>translations
Koine or bust
>>7443149
KJV or Douay–Rheims
If reading is not about the plot, the morale, the things you learn as in the outlook on life it gives you, or the likeable characters, then
what is it really about ?
>>7443058
#theladiez
#thestreetcred
if you seriously want to answer this question, bad things will happen to you.
The ideology behind the text!
>whatever the social effects of talk radio or the partisan agendas of certain hosts, it is a fallacy that political talk radio is motivated by ideology. It is not. Political talk radio is a business, and it is motivated by revenue. —DFW, "Host"
Has our Meme Supreme surpassed ideology itself?
>>7442993
I don't think he knew what the word ideology stood for
>>7443086
Le ebin troll post! XD
yes but it stil makes the talk with a ideological filter/manipulation or another or another one
What makes a short story a short story?
Genetic failure
>>7442942
jeez anon
>>7442935
Brevity.
Greetings from a college freshman far away from home.
I'm homesick and mostly lifesick and have a conservative lifestyle. I find it overwhelming to incorporate change, and wallow in nostalgia all day long.
Any good booksand/or adviceconcerning this topic are appreciated.
I want something I can relate to on a most personal level, and increase my self-confidence. I want to look forward to the future, not hide from it.
>>7442782
aww that sucks man. maybe try some classics. read counte of monte cristo.
>>7442782
What have you read before hand?
Read Donna Fartt's Secret History
I am a monoglot Ameriburger.
If I learn German and Latin, will I become a patrician?
Not if you don't learn Greek and French.
Plus 1 Asian language, Sanskrit or Mandarin preferred.
>>7442464
Stop caring about this patrician/pleb dichotomy meme. Learn things you care about. If you have a love for Latin/German literature and German culture/people/history/etc., then go ahead.
The "pleb" thing is just to push off pseuds who think they're smart and educated when in actuality they're very ignorant and their opinions on subjects are worthless.
Motivating yourself to learn something solely because of how other people will perceive it is spooked as fuck and is pretty pleb regardless.
>>7442481
>Stop caring about this patrician/pleb dichotomy meme.
It's cute when plebs try to delude themselves.
Iceland thread.
Does anyone know of any awesome Icelandic writers? What is must reads of modern Icelandic lit?
Icelandbros please enlighten me. Which Icelandic author would you like to hang out with and why?
Tell me everything.
>modern Icelandic lit
Kek. Stay with the Skaldics.
>>7442232
Yes, God forbid anyone tries to read anything written after the reformation.
>>7442224
The Icelanders haven't done shit since Sturluson, son.
Why is "Call Me Ishmael" considered one of, if not the greatest opening lines in literary history?
C.H. Brewitt-Taylor's 1959 Translation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" starts with "Empires wax and wane; states cleave asunder and coalesce."
Moss Roberts' 2000 translation of the same starts with "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.
Which is more /lit/? I prefer the first.
Because everyone can reference it and pretend to have read the book.
>>7442125
It's not though
Get in here guys, we're reading Portrait. We have a call every two weeks to discuss what we've read. We've already read Confessions of a Mask.
Add okon21211 to be added, the group is extremely active.
When are you starting, what's the pace?
>>7442077
add okon21211 to what, skype?
are pretty people only allowed?
