No idea what other board I would put this on so here it goes
So is this sentence correct?
"With each step he took – the voice in his head telling him he was being stalked kept on getting louder."
Thx in advance /lit/
>>8320493
What's wrong with it?
>>8320480
It's correct if you take out the dash and use a simple comma instead:
>With each step he took, the voice in his head telling him he was being stalked kept on getting louder.
Your impulse to use a dash could come in handy in clarifying the sentence a little; see what you think of this option:
>With each step he took, the voice in his head–telling him he was being stalked–kept on getting louder.
This sets that 'telling...' phrase apart (it's not an essential part of the sentence) and gives it extra emphasis. (You could also put it in parentheses if you don't want to emphasize it as much; either way will make the main part of the sentence stand out more clearly.)
Are all ethical stances besides 'might is right' silly nonsense?
>>8320373
No
Might is right in the moment but always fails in the long run. Long term rational self interest will provide the most happiness for the longest period of time. That being said no philosophy is "right"
>>8320373
Why would it be nonsense? They clearly make sense
>>8320381
You're saying that 'might is right' is a flawed ethical position because rational egoism serves the ideal of your presupposed ethical position of utilitarianism the most.
You must now justify your utilitarianism.
Which of these is the best medium for writing: the typewriter, the computer, or by hand? Discuss.
Pencil and paper for me, although I'm a high schooler so I'm not an authority on this.
>>8320314
Pen and paper for rough drafts. Computer for editing.
>>8320314
Agnostics!
That looks just like my typewriter.
>We went therefore home with Polemarchus,and found there his brothers Lysias and Euthydemus,and,along with them,Thrasymachus of Chalcedon,and Charmantides the Paeanian,and Cleitophon the son of Aristonymus.Polemarchus's father,Cephalus,was also in the house.
>>8320297
Every time you come across a long-ass Greek name in the Republic, just give them a nickname.
Polemarchus can be "Polly" for example. Lysias is "Lizzy". Euthydemus is "Ethan" and so on. Just pick names that you are comfortable with.
>>8320323
>subvocalizing
>>8320340
>memes
Is it worth learning Russian just to read classic Russian literature? Cпacибo
read a translation you fuck
>>8320246
A lot of Tolstoy hasn't been translated
> learning a whole language to read some books
Who actually does this? There are just too many flaws to this.
the weird frontier between post irony and new sincerity are these millennials the saviors of literature?
>>8320235
>a women
>a nonwhite
I wouldn't even read them ironically. I'm fucking redpilled and proud to be white and male
shut the fuck up you fucking faggot retard and stop posting this thread
Which writers/novels explore sadness the best?
I'm really interested in sadness and writing about it, so I'd like to read some stuff that explores it too.
Also open to philosophers that explore it too.
It doesn't necessarily have to be about depression by the way.
>>8320202
Infinite jest
>>8320202
Why don't you stop crying, go on the alpha thread that's up right now, and learn to be a man?
>I'll just be a nurse, he said
is the Spanish Civil War the most /lit/ military conflict in history? seems like a lot of poets, novelists, and intellectuals were involved in it. are there any other notable /lit/ wars?
First World War
>>8320188
The ongoing one between Reddit and 4chan
>>8320188
Read The Man Who Loved Dogs. Some of it takes place in the civil war. it's wonderful.
Hi /lit/, I have a bit of a problem. I can't read in a place that has a lot of noise, it's really bugging me. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what helps you read?
>>8320182
Noise canceling headphones
>>8320200
This
And I've had success listening to this album also https://youtu.be/LL998ajnjN4
>>8320182
go somewhere quiet to read
What's the verdict, /lit/? These guys any good? Can I trust that they will always (or at least most of the time) publish books worth reading? What's the paper/binding quality like?
>>8320166
No, they don't always publish books worth reading.
Their CEO recently resigned due to health reasons, and the direction of the company has been changing.
>>8320175
In what way? I'm skeptical about the emphasis they seem to place on creative writing workshops...
>>8320166
The only particularly notable writers they publish are Coover and McElroy. Haven't seen much reason to explore their other stuff.
Reminder that if you don't memorize a poem once a week at the very least, then you can't even come close to calling yourself a patrician.
>>8320157
I have dozens of poems memorized, from short rhyming ones to Ulysses, Prufrock, and Thanatopsis, and I'm still far from patrician. What went wrong?
>>8320160
You're a faggot.
>>8320160
Keep working at it, my son.
when did you realize all the great writers didn't waste their time on the internet
I don't know, John Green spends a lot of time on the internet.
To be fair, most great philosophers/writers would have spent their days shitposting on 4chan if internet had existed in their days.
Kirkegaard is /his/. Schopenhauer would have definitely roastie-posted. etc
>>8320111
You say wasting time, I say gathering material.
Does /lit/ like Peter Matthiessen?
Is the revised edition of Shadow Country better than the original trilogy?
dont know ho but thats an unusually good picture portrait
>>8320084
They should but i guess there arent enough memes about him for anyone to care. "Lumumba Lives" is one of the best short stories i've read.
>hmm how I can write a YA novel but market it for adults?
>>8319996
Just go use the bathroom.
>>8319996
If you want to write a YA novel and market it to adults, just skip the bullshit and write a straight up adult novel.
I don't understand /lit/'s dislike of this book. It was clearly written and marketed towards the DnD crowd. I don't think it's even attempting to be "literature", it's just fantasy geared towards nerds who like dnd and bards.
Is Bishop Barron worth reading or watching?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5kVw9JsYI
>>8319968
God exists because life is unfulfilling without belief in God. "Our hunger for god proves the existence of God". Lmao. What a massive turd.
>>8319968
>catholic
only good Catholic was Aquinas, and even then he wasn't spectacular
>>8320057
>Tolkien