Not sure if this is the correct place where to ask, but I know it's here where all the intellectual anons are.
Do you know what is the accent that classical actors like Ian McKellen and Charles Dance use? Is it just Upper Received Pronunciation? Is there something exclusive that only old theatre actors learned?
Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2MvYGl4dbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8
It is standard recieved pronounciation, if such a thing can be described. Upper class accents (e.g. Jacob Rees-Mogg) tend towards longer vowels and even less Rs. Being RADA actors these two tend to enunciate all their letters, but without some of the pregnancy that RP can have.
>>7396834
>Jacob Rees-Mogg
Damn, this guy have no soul when he speaks.
>>7396886
He just has no soulAt least he has conviction, even if it is largely in the wrong direction
What is THE definitive version of Shakespeare's complete works?
and what are the definitive commentaries on him?
I picked up an old copy when I first started going to /lit/ from my local charity shop but the paper is incredibly thin and the text is tiny. Likewise I have Kermode's Shakespeare, Spenser, Donne but I've yet to read Spenser and would like to read more Shakespeare before I read it.
>>7396630
I have the nelson doubleday 2 volume set, it's complete and has minimal to no commentary, just the texts themselves. I use Folger library paperbacks for annotation.
Norton Critical Editions dont seem to have an edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works - any good alternatives?
>>7396630
>What is THE definitive version of Shakespeare's complete works?
the plays performed under his direction by the King's Men, of course. everything else is just a faded image
What are some good resources to learn to write besides the TTC courses?
reading a lot of (good) books. p much the only way.
>>7396349
yeah, but reading books won't teach you the rules that will allow a deeper understanding.
>>7396355
yes, it will. there's no 'rules'. if you want to understand characterization, or mood, or style, you have to feel it out of the works of other people. there's no textbook for it, you have to understand it by yourself.
unless i misunderstood and you don't want to write prose or poetry, in which case you should read the chicago manual of style.
Recommendation list thread
>>7396273
>not a single kafka or camus book
This is not litcore enough.
>>7396273
Someone please tell me the saddest one. I want to cry over the weekend.
>>7396375
The only story that ever made me tear up was The Overcoat by Gogol
hello /lit/ first time browsing and posting.
backgroud: never went to college, slacked in HS but graduated. really manned up n take care of business now
i wanted to start reading more, i feel like itd benefit my life, r. i bought moby dick like 2 years ago to start this change, but i found it a bit difficult to read (did not understand his metaphors and some idioms), which basically through me off the horse by chapter 4, along with not being captivated throughout some of the chapter.
so my question is, is there a way i can assess my reading level, and is this book just slow?
do i just need to pull myself up by the boot straps n dive in?
As a current non reader, any author references would be appreciated.
>>7396214
sorry, im tired
threw off the horse* usually on top of my grammar and spelling. should proof read, i know.
>>7396214
I really liked Moby-Dick but it's quite slow for a non-reader. Have you checked out Cormac McCarthy?
>>7396218
im basically just trying to start reading again.
somebody said i may like h.p lovecraft, but being an older author im assuming hes slow too.
Are any book sites running decent Black Friday deals?
what did you fags get? bought milton, byron, dumas. saved 34$
>>7396062
>purchasing books that are in the public domain
Stay pleb, friendo
>>7396082
>poorfags
>Rejected by Oxford
>tfw you will probably not get a career in English with a degree from your second choice
>>7395908
desu at this point oxbridge is just a brand.
>was going to apply to oxbridge in addition to ivies
>every prof tells me not to because it's shit underfunded and not respected too-short phds
the more you know
>wanting to go to a meme college
It`s a pity what I dont read this book in 2005.
I`m very jealous of main character because in my country girls dont do first step by yourself.
But what about Anna? Author gives clues on his site but I dont find clear answer in internet.
Does she alive and where is she?
sorry for my poor eng
Anna is like Misaki-chan lol
Girls don't do first step by yourself anywhere. The writer is inexperienced and guessing
>>7395789
I read that in USA its normal scene. What girls can do first step and invite you to fuck.
There are a number of glaring parallels:
>both feature dense MCs, who are about to enter a world alien to them
>both depict a dangerous, yet exciting setting that pulls the viewer in
>both feature magic
>both have crazy, power hungry villains after the MC's life
>both feature highly desired artifacts that can grant wishes
>both have huge nutcase fandoms that churn out an infinite supply of fanfiction and analysis
>both feature main girls with long brown hair who are extremely talented and knowledgeable about magic
>>7395529
/lit/ - literature
>>7395529
I think it's because both draw so heavily from Christianity, so in a very vague way they're both Biblical derivatives and therefore the comparison is justified.
Who give le fuck?
What texts should be ABSOLUTE mandatory reading before leaving public schooling?
My list:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Republic
The Bible (KJV)
The Divine Comedy
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Paradise Lost
>>7395526
the god delusion
guns germs and steel
infinite jest
Is he just pretending to be retarded?
>>7395521
You're not even worth a single line of Pineacle's lowest moments in Slow Learner. Go find a different art more in tune with your cognitive capabilities.
>>7395923
Are you just pretending to be retarded?
>>7395923
thomas, please.
56k in debt with a worthless degree in English.
Just fuck my shit up.
>>7395511
>56k in debt
Land of the free.
I don't understand. If you're that much in debt you either went to a very expensive school or you're retarded (taking like 6 years at a public uni? Not receiving any scholarships or grants). If the former, your degree is far from useless and your school will take your places by itself. If the latter, well, you're retarded and wouldn't get hired anywhere no matter what.I graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature from a second-tier state school 2 years ago and make 80k a year, fuck off with your complaints
>>7395599
You selling insurance or some shit? Computers? Tell me your god damn secrets oh wealthy one
tinychat com /4chanlit
friendly people pls join and have great time thanks
ebin thread m8
Ah, found a new dynamic IP from the last ban, have we?
If you want a memeclub with names, I'm sure you'll enjoy reddit
>>7394233
is there reddit tinychat? i would happy to go there
Gayfag (who is in closet) here,
are they any well written gay books out there that can melt my heart? It can be a youth book as well, I don't really care. Thank you /lit/
>>7394123
by gay books do you mean books with gay protagonists, or books written by gay authors?
>>7394136
Oh, I mean with gay protagonists.
>>7394123
Read the Bible then choose to live a moral and virtuous life using your strength and spirit to abstain from letting your animal perversion debase you.
How does lit plot their novel? Chapter outlines? Graph's? Timelines?
notes scribbled on the margins of my legal pads. every few hundred pages ill have a map thingy that roughly lists the major event in each major scene.
two tessaracts, arranging the plot elements along the discursive dimensions i want to explore and positioning the characters inside each sector.
>>7393986
> graph's
Please tell me this is a typo
