reading a portrait of the artist as a young manuses words and references i don't

FUCK JAMES JOYCE

>>7452763
>why do i need a book to translate another book
I mean without a lot of knowledge about the Greeks and a lot of major literary works you're not going to understand a lot of the allusions and symbolism in 20th and 21st century lit.

>>7452763
forget about joyce
he was a third rate writer at best
focus on wallace and pynchon instead

>>7452763
>>7452848
Are you kidding?
Forget about joyce and wallace and pynchon
they're third rate writers at best
focus on vonnegut and john green instead

>>7452763
He was a handsome lad.

>>7452763
>why do i need a book to translate another book
because you are ignorant

>>7452848
2/10

>>7452936
>understanding obscure references
>l'intelligence *tips trilby

>>7452936
>ignorant

Tumblerite detected.

>>7452947
>ancient greek
>obscure

pleb

>>7452763

Because more references equals more genius, dummy.

Obvious.

>>7452881
ahh c'mon man, if you're gonna troll then you really gotta commit to it

>>7452947
This is Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man we are talking about here, not Ulysses.

>>7452778
Feel free to kill yourself any time now.

>>7452980
yes, ancient greek is obscure