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And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee 2016-02-09 04:39:13 Post No.7677610
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And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee
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Hi /lit/
Are there are literary pieces that explore this theme? of:
"He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster. "
desu I can't think of any good literary examples that capture the story of an individual, whose will and passion to save their people, slowly ends up with their sense of righteousness turning into a cold ambition, and ultimately damns the people they were originally trying to save.
The best examples I can think of are from pleb culture: Anakin Skywalker in star wars, and Arthas' character in Warcraft 3. (not even joking)
Lucifer in Paradife Loft doesn't cut it, since it was his pride, and not his sense of righteousness that ends up damning him.
Oedipus' will to save Thebes from the plague doesn't really count, since it's more about his destiny than his will to save his people.
I feel like there might be some weird arthurian tale of a perfect knight, who ends up taking a curse to save his people, only to become the evil.
Any ideas /lit/?
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>>7677610
My diary.
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>>7677657
desu
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>>7677610
/lit/ is a testament to the fact that those who oppose shitposting all eventually become shitposters smhtbhfam
What are some good novels where the main character happens to be gay or is struggling with his homosexuality?
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The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal.
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OPs Autobiography
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Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
What does /lit/ think of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?
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It doesn't.
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It's great. /lit/ talks about it a lot. Seems to be held in high regard here.
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I've heard a guy talk about if and its kind of sci fi blended with HP?
Sounds utterly uninteresting.
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ITT: Underrated writers
Pic obviously related
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>>7677373
Well, he may be underrated on this board, but that doesn't mean too much...
I really like him. Though, I noticed that each time he is evoked, people are quite short of words to tell how he affects them (and I would have trouble telling how he affects me as well)
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>>7677373
Never heard of him. What's he known for?
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My man.
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What went wrong?
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orwell had tb when he wrote it
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>>7676769
An imbalance of power
Post your favorite poems.
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>>7676553
i don't get /lit/'s infatuation with this poem, it's not that good
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>>7676543
I don't know my favourite. But I like these threads and like to add to them.
Catullus 101 translated by Anne Carson
Many the peoples many the oceans I crossed --
I arrive at these poor, brother, burials
so I could give you the last gift owed to death
and talk (why?) with mute ash.
Now that Fortune tore you from me, you
oh poor (wrongly) brother (wrongly) taken from me,
now still anyway this -- what a distant mood of parents
handed down as the sad gift for burials --
accept! Soaked with tears of a brother
and into forever, brother, farewell and farewell.
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>philosophy professor and I serendipitously meet in college bathroom
>he takes the only shit stall available
>I wait
>meanwhile putrid farts I smell, whistles from his ass
>his ass gargles and cums the only remaining shit he has while he silently makes some grumbles and coughs
>after he finishes he walks out and stairs at me, cognizant of the fact that I heard all the commotion
>I suppress smiles and smirks, internally snickering with laughter
>he just says "human , all too human" as he walks out
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deep
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>>7676507
>mfw nietzsche didn't believe in washing his hands
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people actually read this geek?
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>people
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People actually read this geek?
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I wonder what life is like for his daughters
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Post great poets neglected on /lit/
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He doesn't look so manley
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Hart Crane
all the rest too
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/lit/ humour
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>he said, very Britishly
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Hey /lit/ bout to read this.
What can I expect? Will it tell me how to get bankrupted multiple times?
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Just read it, jesus fucking christ
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>>7683603
>how to get bankrupted multiple times
I think Trump is an insincere demagogue who is playing to the absolute lowest denominator and has no business in the election, and even I know that restructuring your business through bankruptcy is probably some of the smartest shit you can do in his situations.
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>>7683603
>Will it tell me how to get bankrupted multiple times?
Haha, upvoted for the win!
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>tfw you like the kindle but otherwise hate amazon
Is it still worth buying if you get your legal ebooks from other sources and convert them or would one be better off just getting a Kobo?
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>>7678863
Why do you prefer it to the kobo? When I looked they seemed pretty identical.
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Most people on /lit/ would simply tell you to pirate your books
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>>7678863
>legal ebooks
The kindle is a great product. It doesnt break or go bonkers, or if it does because of a corrupted file you just factory reset it. Ive had my first gen touch for 6 years now, and I have 0 complaints.
I also use Amazon for all major purchases because prime pays for itself. I bought an entire home gym, probably 1/2 a ton of equipment including a deadlift platform and plates for 0 shipping.
That said I pirate 100% of my books.
Name the best work of fiction published in the last 5 years.
Hard mode: no Bleeding Egde, no Pale King.
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How is no Bleeding Edge hard mode?
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>>7677500
It's to go to answer for memesters, and people who were born in *le wrong generation :^(*
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>>7677492
A Brief History of Seven Killings.
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post something Borgesian ITTif ur smart enough that is
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>>7676323
A voracious reader and celebrated writer becomes blind.
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dude like infinity and words LMAO
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>>7676323
A box whose contents are unknown can only be opened by a combination of words which form an ineffable word. The problem is, who is the creator of the box and what could possibly be its contents.
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template
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The fuck did you have to make the template resolution so high, OP?
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PLEBIAN: (Insert generally popular author)
CONTRARIAN: (Insert edgy /lit/ author)
PATRICIAN: (Insert someone from the canon/completely obscure)