Archived threads in /lit/ - Literature - 1369. page

>>9332429
>tfw I can pay my way out of hell

Haven't read the first two, I'll have to check it out. Evelyn Waugh is an under appreciated Catholic writer. His comic novels are hilarious, and brideshead is essential Catholic reading too. Also, I never see anyone mentioning walker Percy around here. He's the type of Catholic writer that I think general /lit/ might like

>>9332446
>walker Percy

Why don't you tell us more about him, then, friend?

>>9354599
Me desu, not even kidding. Did you see this on EEMEEM?

>>9354599
You, I presume.

>>9354612
Nah, I actually wrote it. Pretty surreal see it turn up here now.

>>9354488

Book of Disquiet.

The Stranger.

The Hobbit

Joyce would like it

*BRAAAAAAAP*

>>9354369
>joyce
nothing of consequence

>>9354369
why is that girl molesting a translation with her ass?

this doesn't trigger me so much as confuse.

Pro-Zizek.

/lit/ is a /leftypol/ colony, all right wing literature is ignored or banned- though Zizek hardly needs any refutation from a right wing philosopher since his ideas are self defeating anyways.

>>9354178
probably pro and most likely share literature meme posts on facebook

>>9354178
Pro.

then read other things

Time to drop acid, bro

>>9354031
By reading about things, ideas, situations, etc. which take place outside of the mind, retard.

>>9354025
Poetry is basically writing that has been extremely refined, similar to how you see a sketch of a painting with extreme detail/precision, though it doesn't take up much space.

Basically it's an aesthetic pleasure that can let you appreciate what it's trying to convey in different/interesting ways, which can in turn help you in understanding.

>>9354039
in English, doc?

A E S T H E T I C S

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>>9353993

>>9353993
Honestly after feast and dance I don't even care. I doubt he can write a good entry after those turds.

>>9354005
Feast and Dance were the best in the series, with the caveat that he shouldn't have split them up.

>>9353722
>Orwell
>trash
Wtf.

>>9353722
It was your parents fault anon. You can use sites like citydata now to objectively find schools that are white, rich, and motivated to place kids in AP classes.

My small town has a male population that is 7% doctors. That is fucking 10000x the american average. It is also 96% white with the rest being asians and amerindian. My kid is 6 in full day kindergarten that has a goal for 100% literacy by 1st grade.

Also
>hemingway
>orwell
>garbage
>22

Might be time to consider that your estimations of yourself might be based on youth and stupidity.

>"American classics"
>Orwell

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>>9353713
The only stage performance I have enjoyed in the last 10 years was hamilton, and that based purely on account of the music, as the revisionist history and post-structuralist themes were repulsive.

All modern poetry I see reviewed is again, post-structuralist verse predicated on identity and oppression. Unfortunately I do not know enough about the current "scene" to get past the gatekeepers of contemporary literary reviews.

That said, the most recent edition of the New Criterion has a lot on modern poetry

>>9353713
poet - David Mcgimpsey
oh man. worthwhile contemporary poetry? the poetry scene has never been more diverse. what kind of poetry do you like? just asking for any contemporary poetry is too broad.

Dramatist David Mamet
Poet. John Ashberry

>>9353271

You may also discuss Frankenstein, his descent into madness, general occultism and the book, if you want.

>>9353272

why is this thred ded :(

>>9353578
>mary shelly
>/lit/

o ho ho u did the stewie monologue a ha ha my sides anonymous

Epic thread

>a reddit user tries posting on /lit/ for the first time

Today I got slapped with a fish.

[tipping furiously]

She's a pseud

>>9353022

Try reading The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

You sound like me at about 20 years old OP. Don't stress out about it so much, these things happen, don't force them. Put your self in situations with people and it feels natural and easy asking girls out.

>>9353054
love this poem

>>9353088
>just b yourself and envision happy thoughts and it will be okay!! ;)
not helpful

>>9353022
OP, I feel for you, I truly do. /lit/ will probably shit on you, but pay no attention to them. To be honest, books might not be the best solution right now. If you need a book, I would recommend Steppenwolf for its brilliant portrayal of a profound light hearted happiness that you should strive for. In my experience, the thing that helped me the most is focusing on my self. Creating a strong self, with ideals that you truly believe in, so that you are not constantly basing your conception of yourself on what others think. Accepting your flaws and knowing your strengths with truly deep introspection. This is much harder than I'm putting it, and above all it takes patience, and a willingness to live and to interact with others. Don't try to perfect yourself in the eyes of others, try to perfect yourself in your own eyes, in what you know about yourself. Because you alone know what you are worth, and the judgment of others is secondary, as they only have a partial and flawed picture of you. Just know that if you are patient, and remain hopeful, and continue to try to love and understand others, that you can become a true person, can put your image and belief in yourself above the faulty images of others. Just reading this won't help you that much, but in my experience living by these words and trying constantly to see the world through this lens has helped me immensely

You have to read Boethius

inb4 some dumb reddit tier faggot thinks he's smart by saying "eat more food XD"

eat more food XD