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Best translation of Grundrisse?
>>8266581
based joanna newsom
Haha, I’m from Germany and didn’t even know that book or its author. The first thing I found when looking on the internet was a rather slating review from Der Spiegel from 1981.
>>8266594
The first hit on google is the German wikipedia page
For me, pic related.
I wish I had the time to read new shit but I don't even have the time to read a tiny percentage of the books that I have a 90% confidence that I'll love.
If I worked in the field I would, but I got a job mate. I gotta focus on Moby Dick and shit.
I think The Vegetarian was released this year? I could be wrong. It's great though.
So I'm reading pic related, and am only 15 pages in, but he says this:
"Sometimes he stood in the center of the quad, looking at the five huge columns in front of Jesse Hall that thrust upward into the night out of the cool grass; he had learned that these columns were the remains of the original main building of the University, destroyed many years ago by fire. Grayish silver in the moonlight, bare and pure, they seemed to him to represent the way of life he had embraced, as a temple represents a god."
So I'm just wondering why these columns represent that for him, and whether it's completely narcissistic to think himself comparable to a god...?
>>8266508
THEY REPRESENT THE WAY OF LIFE CAN YOU NOT PARSE A SENTENCE YOU FUCKING ESL MONG
GTFO
>>8266508
The columns represent academia and the university. He's not the god, learning is.
Truly the greatest martyr parable.
Stoner died for our sins lads.
Hey guys I'm reading "The Sparrow" for my english class and am supposed to write a research paper about it. i'm not explicitly supposed to write about what it was but what the author's main point was.
it seems like the book was mainly an answer to the question of why god allows suffering and torment, especially to those that follow him closely.
so i want to write on this christian theme but it kind of feels weird as I'm reading constantly from christian sources and christian websites in order to get more depth on the general beliefs christians have on this question.
Question basically is, since it's an english class that focuses on fiction, its not weird to have my paper be absolutely based on principles of christianity, right? making me feel like i'm trying to propogate the faith or that i'm part of some religious school. idk just seems weird. normal?
for example i have a couple sources directly to the bible. cool?
>>8266528
the question is regarding of whether this is conventional analysis, idiot. that's absolutely to do with literature you fucking low iq minority subhuman piece of dehydrated foreign trash.
Hey, /lit/ can you recommend me books that deal with the basics of logic?
intro to elementary basic logic 101 for dipshits the book the video game
>I use the word "Orwellian"
>anything being objectively better/worse
>anytype of pill meme
or
>the allegory of the cave
I do that, but only when I'm referring to what I think are examples of Newspeak in the real world.
>And thennn... he turned into a bug! Haha
Dropped this shit hella quick family
>>8266288
>he fell for the meme
Stick to his short stories, you unbearable faggot.
>>8266292
>Not sticking to parables
>>8266288
>the premise is not quotidian or realistic, therefore the entire message of the book should be neglected
you fucking moron. Pick it back up.
> The Great Gatsby
> he's a whiny beta manlet
> Knausgaard's My Struggle
> he has white privilege
> Malcolm X autobiography
> no treasure to be found
> Infinite Jest
> it ends, the jest is finite
>munchausen trilemma
is this some meme on the rise i missed out?
Yes you miss so many dank memes if you just focus on finding hat and frog pictures
>>8266264
If the inherently self-destructive nature of logic is a meme then yes.
>>8266278
*tips*
Now that the dust has settled, what did /lit/ think of the Holy Bible?
'the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me unto the ground' the prose is so good
Genesis 15:9 - The Lord answered, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat, three years old, a ram three years old, a turtle dove and a young pigeon.”
Was God just a temperamental artist?
Hey guys, looking for fiction dealing with historical characters or events. The degree of historical accuracy can vary, I don't really mind, but I'm not looking for history books, just fiction. I'll get this started with a couple of examples and hopefully I'll get some good recs out of this. Also, no pleb shit, please.
So, my first thought is Memoirs of Hadrian, great prose, great rhythm, very introspective. Don't know how accurate it is because I know nothing about Hadrian, but the setting is pretty immersive.
Next one is The Death of Virgil, of course it's not historically accurate at all I'd say since nothing really happens, we just get to meander through Virgil's thoughts on the days prior to his death. Still, incredible book, highly recommended.
and my last rec, The Agony and The Ectsasy. Pretty solid read, though this one is loaded with dates and facts about Michelangelo's life, starting from before his birth. It gives a pretty good glimpse at the social aspect of life in those times.
If anybody knows some good historical fiction set in ancient greece, I'd highly appreciate it.
>>8266119
All of Shakespeare's history plays
/lit/ I need your help
I submitted three chapters I've written of a novel to an agency. They replied sooner than I imagined saying they are very interested to read the rest. What do I do?
I work 9 hours a day and commute so I won't be able to write the rest of it for months.
Please help.
>>8266068
Fess up and hope they work with you or take the L and remember to actually finish your shit before sending it out.
Have a nice day!
>>8266081
I'm not lying. The image perfectly represents my interior duality, one part of me wanting to quit and finish the novel, the other determined to both work a full-time job and complete a novel.
The agency said it would take 3 months to reply, but they got back to me within two weeks. I just wasn't expecting this at all.
>>8266083
I really don't want to miss my chance here. At the moment I am considering not replying for three months and then saying something like "oh my god, I did not expect you to reply so soon! Here's my novel! Thanks!"
Does anyone here sometimes regret becoming /lit/? It's a bit disheartening when you realize that 98% of all books are pretty shit. Every book I get recommended by friends or family is terrible. I'm kind of jealous that they can get so much enjoyment out of it and have such a wide range of books to choose from.
You're not even /lit/.
There, I just made you feel worse.
>>8265985
fpbp
98% is seriously lowballing it.
>I don't read for plot
>I read translations
Which one should I choose, anons?
What?
whether you're reading for plot or prose, both are trash
I read for font. Come at me.
What does /lit/ think of Friedrich August Hayek?
He wrote papers for David Rocefeller while the latter was attending the London School of Economics.
>>8265901
Mick Jagger's favorite economist.
Thats all I know about him
>>8265901
He's a hack that inspired a cult.
To understand Hayek you must abandon all implements of reason and praise all that glorifies the late Austrian Empire.
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