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Now that the dust has settled, is Goethe's Faust fiction or nonfiction?
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I could never understand that book, neither could I understand the Divine Comedy, am I dumb or are these books actually pretty hard to read? How can I train myself in order to read them and understand everything?
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>>9706499
Read everything before them.
In all honestly though, to understand Faust you need a good grasp on Greek mythology, a bit of medieval German theater, and Goethe in general. I doubt anyone who isn't German will ever fully enjoy it, since it is so deeply intertwined with German culture.
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>>9706499
try reading out loud, read slow, think about what you just read, both works are packed with meaning in almost every sentence, reread
How do you share your unpublished work, /lit/?
Do you just post it here or do you have a blog/website? Is it worth it to share it? How do you keep a certain claim to its ownership?
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>>9706423
If you really do believe that your work is good enough for other people to want to plagiarize, you can get copyrights set on your works for $114 + legal fees on legalzoom.
I'm not exactly sure if it's that much per piece of writing or if it's for an œuvre, but I'm sure that you can achieve the same effect if you just precede your name and year of publication with a copyright symbol at the bottom of your blog or website. I don't think my work is good enough for that, though; it just seems like a waste of money.
Also, I've shared my website by making flyers and posting them at libraries and a couple used book stores; doing so usually nabs me about 20 page hits per flyer.
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>>9706423
I remember this guy from a stand-up comedy show I've seen in the province of Quebec, am I wrong?
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>>9706423
>How do you share your unpublished work?
I get it published, so that other people can read it. If it's not good enough to be published, then I don't care to share it.
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Any advise for a good read stylistically similar to David Foster Wallace, Pynchon or De Lillo? What about Dave Eggers? Is he worth reading?
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Eggers looks like a low rent Billy Cruddup
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Personally I'm trying to finish Pynchon and DeLillo. I'm taking it you already have? Next Gaddis. Everyone else is second tier.
But if you must Franzen, Chabon, Levin, Lethem, the list goes on
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>>9706384
> non-fiction novels
>There are more woman than men in the world
What did Joyce mean by this?
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>>9706366
That men are superior to women in every way conceivable. He's basically saying: Women are an embarrassment because they outnumber men yet they are incapable of competing with men.
Joyce was based.
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>>9706422
No, he means women outlive men in most aspects, and why can't be have more? as in marry them.
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>>9706366
I guess it means that many men are not true men and are too feminine to be called men. Hence more women are here than men.
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what is the nicest looking quran
could it be the mushaf madinah? (pic related)
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Any Quran with calligraphy on the cover.
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>>9706355
Mods should ban Quran threads
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>>9706355
I'm thinking of getting The Message of the Quran by Muhammad Asad. Anyone know where I can buy it?
I've long suspected that words can do no service to the ineffable. Feelings, insight, and spiritual notions are better left to be experienced, rather than being targeted by the gross inefficiency and loose interpretations of words. However, the Tao Te Ching quite eloquently pins down the ephemeral nature of our collective spirituality in its collection of terse, paradoxical verses. By taking multiple stabs at describing the same experiences (yet through multiple lenses), a hazy vision of the central content begins to appear.
By employing paradox, (e.g. reminders that words cannot describe what I'm currently writing), Lao Tzu highlights the complexity and beauty of a situation where one must simply trust in one's own faculty to come to grips with existence. Thankfully texts like the Tao Te Ching exist (and have for many years); they serve as reminders that there is a shared kernel amongst humankind that has and always will be there. We are together in being alone.
Several times while reading the 'scripture' I gasped at how perfectly it described experiences and sentiments that I've shared in experience. It serves as a perfect guide for accepting to live in the moment, and to be centered in one's disconnected flow of life. Given its brief profundity, yet complexity (one can always explore the depths of its paradox), this will be a text that I shall revisit at regular intervals throughout my life.
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lit is really into this lately. Or its just one dude
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>>9706383
I added a guy from /lit/ on Goodreads and he won't shut up about the book there either. Probably the same bloke.
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>>9706352
>I've long suspected that words can do no service to the ineffable
Damn, it's a rare treat to find a tautology so pure.
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What are some great books about walking?
I'm looking for books about characters walking, preferably without a clear motive or direction, in an urban environment, but anything goes as long as it's focused on walking. I made the same thread a few weeks ago and someone told me to read The New York Trilogy, I liked City of Glass but disliked Ghosts and The Locked Room. Walking is really important in Dostoyevsky and Joyce works isn't it?
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Bump I guess
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I dunno but I can tell you that walking is great to get the creative juices flowing
All kinds of intellectuals, such as Darwin, would take long and satisfying walks
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searching for cacciato
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Baudrillard.
How do i get into Baudrillard?
What is her most representative work?
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please help
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>How do i get into Baudrillard?
The Spirit of Terrorism.
His entry on the SEP is critical but fair.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/baudrillard/
>What is her most representative work?
Simulacra and Simulation
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With the fun stuff- Transparency of Evil, The Perfect Crime, America, et al.
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What does /lit/ think of Anne of Green Gables? 2017-07-02 12:45:48 Post No.9706295
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What does /lit/ think of Anne of Green Gables?
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I'm trying to create a nice library with classic children's books for my daughter, like Heide, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, A Dog of Flanders, When Marnie was There, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, as to prepare her to the real ones when she comes of age like Dostoyevsky, Proust, Balzac, Tolstoy and to cultivate a reading habit since an early age. I know Anne is considered a classic, but how does it hold up to the other ones on the list? I'm avoiding modern shit like Hunger Games and Harry Potter and other works deprived of morality, ethics and in which sole purpose is to "entertain" with some fantastical bullshit stories.
Might as well ask, what other books do you think could complement the list so far?
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hunger games and harry potter have no more or less moral and ethical statements than anne of green gables. I think what you mean by "deprived of morality and ethics" is "has moral and ethical views that reinforce my opinions".
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Harry Potter is Unironically not a bad childrens book, at least till the 4th book or so. Rowling starts taking herself seriously after that.
Just let her read books that create a love for literature and reading. At a young age, she is most probably going to be interested in exciting plots.
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>le children and adults lit dicotomy
Your daughter will grow up to be a pleb.
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What the shit
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It wasn't written for the masses. That's all that need to be said.
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dd don't ask questions it's genus k?|
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>>9706292
Haha. I'm sorry to inform you that you have a low IQ. Have fun. Take care.
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>favorite book
>favorite album
>favorite drink
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>>9706235
The Triumph of Death by Gabriele D'Annunzio
Ljocht! By Strydwolf
Water from the mountain spring
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War and peas
I don't really listen to music that much.
Cool water.
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>>9706235
>favorite book
Either 2666, Gravity's Rainbow, or The Woman in the Dunes
>favorite album
Bitches Brew or Kind of Blue
>favorite drink
Green tea with ginseng
What influence has Nietzsche had on you?
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>>9706218
I became a cool nihilist
what about u
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I got way more from the philosophers that read him
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>>9706218
If you have to read Nietzsche to realize that Trump is a caricature villain then I have some bad news for you.
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What is essential reading for other 4chan boards? Can you name a canon for /a/ and /b/ and /v/ and all the others?
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>>9706093
taipei is /b/ canon
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I'm guessing they might have a better idea of that than we would.
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>>9706093
There is a really comprehensive list of /a/ essentials somewhere. Just look up /board/ lists/flowcharts
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Oh boy! /ourguy/ is back!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9BR-8T7mo
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He posted that two days ago, do you sincerely believe it hasn't been posted here yet? Cretin.
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>>9705910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bpkJo1-w70
/ourguy/ is back
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>>9705910
Fuck off Cliff stop shilling your shitty channel
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Send help /lit/, ive worked out how to stop subvocalizing and im reading a lot faster but isk if its a good thing or if im comprehending as much.
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>>9705644
The trick is to stop comprehending. Learn to just pass your eyes over the words as quickly as possible. Comprehension slows down reading and isn't necessary to look like you're reading.
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>>9705667
Dont think this is what im doing, i use my finger so itd be hard to just not read