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>suffering is a good thing
Who put this absolute garbage into the literary world? I can't take Dosto seriously with that
>"My tooth and back hurts and it's almost unbearable. Oh that sweet, sweet pain, I love it!"
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You have a very superficial view of suffering.
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>>9612628
>tfw even the anti-Dosto bait is in the gutter
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>>9612628
You have not suffered enough. You will, probably.
New to /lit/ am i justified in guessing that Adams is the most reddit author?
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>>9612595
more like pic related
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There are many different definitions of reddit. Voltaire is another good nominee.
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>>9612595
If you're new to lit you dont get to make categorizations like this
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Why are puns looked down upon in pretty much all forms of media? They take coincidences that relate two words by a property (in this case, meaning). That's not too different from rhyming.
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>>9612338
>no memes nor contrarian opinions so no replies
Sasuga, /lit/
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>>9612338
Why, puns threaten the self-worth of the bright folk who miss them. Denigration beforehand solves the problem. Punsters by their very nature reject 'the program,' and are ultimately inimical to zum Beispiel news-slurpers.
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>>9612338
I think that puns are fine as long as they're not trite and overly obvious. If you use a pun to produce deeper meaning, then it's actually good writing. Joyce is the obvious example of someone who uses puns well, but another great example is Thoreau with Walden. Walden is filled with puns that most people miss entirely.
That said, I do absolutely hate people who use puns just because they think it'll make them look cool. You see this in reddit writing all the time.
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Hey guys. I'm getting the feeling that my friends are going through an existential crisis and I'm looking to put together a reading list for them to help better understand the loneliness and existential dread/angst. What are some of the best, straight to the point readings from the essential writers (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, etc) to give a wide range of views?
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>>9612308
they sound like plebs just give them siddhartha and the stranger and be done with it, they'll think you're so deep and philosophical too
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>>9612308
"existentialism is a humanism" by Sartre
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The book of secrets - osho
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Mabye 1 month ago there were some talks about group reading Moby Dick this summer. Did you guys already start or? I just got the book from the library and I'm excited to start reading.
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>>9612289
Hopefully this is the right one.
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>>9612326
Thanks, I'll start reading but I'll be sure join in the discussion later on.
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>>9612326
I should be fine with the Wordsworth edition, yes? I'm planning on taking it on holiday with me so I'll have enough time to properly read and absorb it due to not having internet to distract me.
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Did he ruin philosophy?
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nice covert JBP thread
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>>9612193
>people have qualitatively different relationships to the ownership of the business they work for
Woah someone stop this mad man
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Every single day
Fuck off
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Works with literary merit about someone who is too scared to better themselves or find a partner?
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Read r9k twice a day, everyday
post results
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>Works with literary merit
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Does anyone here have any advice on memorising verse?
I'm trying to learn by heart the opening soliloquy of Richard III currently.
I have a lot of spare time on my hands
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>>9612010
Try to remember lines progressively.
First the first line, then the second line, then the first and the second line together; then the third line, then the first, the second and the third line together, and so forth.
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Write it down. Read it aloud. Repeat.
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>>9612012
Thanks. That's the method I'd been taking, though it's very long. I suppose there;s no other way.
who do you think is the greatest post-greek philosopher?
hard mode: no christianity or kant
why are so many of them german? was heidegger right about the german language? how come renaissance italy didn't produce more profound philosophical thought?
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that mena admixture really did a number on the tail end of their bell curve
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>>9612048
never heard that acronym - you think the medicis were part black/arab?
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My boy Soren KierkeGOD
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research and deconstruction 2017-06-08 10:02:49 Post No.9611730
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research and deconstruction
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I study classics, and I am interested in ancient religions, but it seems to me that decontructionism (and, in general, postmodern thought) at this point is just damaging stuff. We had a class were people were arguing that there is no such thing as 'the classics', that ancient romans and ancient greeks are considered special because we repeated the idea that they are so many times that we ended up believing it. Now this is the classic Foucault thing were you say a concept is not really a concept but a result of practices. But doesn't this end up destroying fields of knowledge? Doesn't this end up making every research just a matter of opinion and never a matter of truth?
Shouldn't truth be at least the aim of reasearch? I don't know if it is possible to reach it, but it should at least be what research aims at. All we do now in literature departments (at least, in my opinion) is multiplying perspectives, producing endless amounts of datas nobody is ever going to care about. Doesn't reconstruction lead to relativism, and the fact that everything you say is basically just an opinion, even if they call it a 'constructed concept reinforced by the community'? Isn't this just saying, 'the community has the power to change the meaning of truth every time they decide so', which is just a form of democratic relativism?
But this is not what we search, when we search stuff. On a very basic level, we want to know the real thing. We want to know how things really are, not just decide how they are. Shouldn't we be trying to discover stuff and prove stuff? Why would your opinion/perspective be relevant in the first place, if it doesn't say something about a state of facts?
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>>9611730
>the classic Foucault thing
confirmed illiterate
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reconstructionism when
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>ancient romans and ancient greeks are considered special because we repeated the idea that they are so many times that we ended up believing it
This is "the truth" though. And so is
>the community has the power to change the meaning of truth every time they decide so
even though 'the community' might itself change and their 'decision' is most likely not going to be a quick hand-count.
I see postmodernism as objectivity taken to its logical conclusion: nothing is sacred. Does that mean it is destructive? I don't think so -- after all 'deconstruction' and 'destruction' are different words, escaping the punning of Derrida. One could still select a 'canon' if they have an idea of what should constitute that canon. Opinions still require evidence and reasoning.
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What does /lit/ think of the Stormlight Archive?
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>>/a/
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mormons lol
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>>9611655
Why /a/?
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about to get high and play civ3
suggest a good audio book to listen to on youtube
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joe rogan podcast
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you won't be able to focus well enough, so just listen to a podcast or have the tv on.
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>>9611531
ok what is a good podcast to listen to ?
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Who here never buys books? I get all my books from the library and can't imagine spending $15-$30 on every one of these. A few books a month would put you into triple-digit book budget area. Last book I bought was How Green Was My Valley for $4 from amazon because my library didn't have it for some reason.
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its more like 5-15€ where i live and i enjoy keeping books i liked to build a library.
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Most hobbies are generally expensive. At least with this one you can gain valuable knowledge depending on how you use it. Don't worry about using a library. Just purchase the books you enjoy most.
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There's sites with cheap used books in great condition
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Am I too much of a brainlet to read books ? 2017-06-08 05:11:00 Post No.9611281
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Am I too much of a brainlet to read books ?
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When I'm reading I start feeling this weird spaced out feeling in my head,it's gotten so bad that it's hard for me to do programming and math
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>>9611281
Alex Jones's vitamins will help.
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>>9611281
Are you healthy? Sleep well, eat balanced diet, light exercise?
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>>9611293
>Exericse
I barely exercise
>Sleep
I sleep at 1 am and wake up at 8 am
>Diet
I eat acceptionally well though
I honestly didn't expect it to be that good.
>Dragon's Hoard is the a metaphor for the hero's blood price
>Strange integration of Christianity and paganism that allowed for a warrior that was so chivalrous he fought demons hand-to-hand to prevent gaining unfair advantages
>the alliterative sprung meter frequently created musical passages that were far less distracting than heroic couplets.
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>>9611182
I thought it was good too OP. I especially liked the exchanges between Beowulf and Unferð in Hrothgar's hall because there was a lot more going on than what their brief words might suggest.
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Which translation?
Anyone read the Michael Alexander one?
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Whatcha gonna do when Wulfamania runs wild on you. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=86Px8-voHGg