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The Shawshank Redemption?

>>9935951
Is it the Handmaid's Tale?
I never read it, but the fact you need for school may be this one.
Because I have heard of schools in 'merica who demand reading Handmaid's Tale.

>>9935951
My desu, diary.

Celine's Journey to the End of the Night

I actually just picked up a copy of Desert Solitaire. I'm excited as hell to read it! I'm traveling out to Moab in a few weeks and plan on reading it out there.

>>9935913
Like him a lot, though all I've read is The Monkey Wrench Gang and a few stray essays online

I've been meaning to read this master's thesis for some time now OP. Thanks for reminding me to get on that.

>>9935855
He wasn't a real philosopher and even acknowledging him as such is a sign of low intelligence.

>>9935740
Go shoot John Lennon or something

>>9935740
Caught me.

>>9935740
That killed me.

>>9935720
Because I'm stupid.

Anything advertising itself as "basic economics" should be viewed with suspicion. It's the same reason why I'll never read Economics in One Lesson. I just don't trust it.

economics are gay

read people who are good, unconsciously lift their style, produce masterpieces

>>9935711
To say it's hard is just to quit
when all you have to do is try.

It bounces high then dives below
(to show you know you've got it right)

If patients is what you then need,
give up, and go jump off a bridge.

>>9935711
understand that poetry isn't about playing idle games with meter

>>9935681
You should probably try lingua latina's sequel done by the same author. Forgot what it's called though.

>>9935741
Roma Aeterna

It's like 50% longer than lingua latina, but apparently is a lot harder. Lots of people on amazon recommended reading some of the in-between, shorter books from the same series before moving to Aeterna. Unfortunately I got so bogged down in the (much more boring) in-between books that, even after doing really well going through Lingua Latina and a bunch of supplementary written work for like 6 months, I totally gave up and haven't touched latin since like February.

Feels fucking bad.

>>9935787
Bumping this thread because I'm pretty much in the same situation. I made it through 3/4 of Wheelock and read through LLPSI twice but got burned out on instructional textbooks after that. I decided the only way to reinvigorate my passion for Latin is to familiarize myself with its literature, which was the original reason I decided to learn it. Just read indiscriminately, try the original first, get a feel for the pronunciation and quality of the work before figuring out exactly what it says then read it again to gain a better understanding and appreciation. I don't see a point in hammering through a structured course if your enthusiasm is lacking; better to rekindle your initial resolve and use that to foster a genuine appreciation for your hobby.

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Is this more of a focus on moral issues? For sure, Ludwig Von Mises is well read, but some of his points, while interesting hold no ground in truth.

It is always funny reading that section of The General Theory where Keynes literally discredits one of the terms Mises uses. Absolutely embarrassing for an academic to have the use of a term questioned like that.

Mises is basically just a rehash of Menger with an excellent history lesson. Menger is amazing, just read him.

Mandelbaum is good. Ciardi might be better if it's your first read.

Why not read both and compare?

>>9935686
Of Ciardi and Mandelbaum, I much prefer Mandelbaum from the wiki infographic.

Ciardi's faux terza rima is forced as fuck and doesn't flow well IMO
Mandelbaum all the way for me, but I've only read those 2

>>9935619
go ask /sci/

>>9935625
K.

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>>9935572
Interesting distinction. Do you think it has anything to do with belief in the afterlife, or lack thereof?

>>9935572
>>9935572
I find it interesting that Gurdjieff, who grew up as a nominally Eastern Orthodox Christian, received an Eastern Orthodox funeral and burial at his request, and generally had some Eastern Orthodox leanings in the teachings he disseminated puts something very similar: namely, that taking other people's abuse in outward and inward calm is a chance to develop willpower in oneself. This is thus not at all anything like Nietzschean slave morality, but what Nietzsche would call master morality. Anger is seen as weakness (inability to control one's emotions) and the ability to realize that other people are asleep, are spiritually deficient and that their persecution need not anger is actual more strong and "masterly".

>>9935594
It certainly has to do with belief in Christ's Resurrection. Paul says that if the Resurrection never happened then "we are, of all men, the most pitiable."

Does it have to do with belief in hell for evil people? No, Nietzsche does suggest contemplation of hell for sinners is a big draw, but he supports that with a fringe early Christian who ended up becoming heretical, and with Aquinas whose perspective is very late and based on the satisfaction theory of atonement

>>9935561
The History of the Devil, by Clive Barker.

> "do you want to put down those sticks?"

>>9935561

Tyrone Guthrie was a genius, so anything he touched was gold.

But it's really too broad a question, since theatre goes back for a long ass time. Starting with the Greeks is never a bad suggestion. If you want something more recent, I really dig August Osage County and Doubt

>>9935561
Jet de Sang by Antonin Artaud

>>9935444
Unironicaly Welcome to NHK

>>9935448
came here to post this

A Confederacy of Dunces is the first thing to spring to mind.