So I just ordered this online. What should I expect and how should

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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:03:41 Post No. 8818255 [Report]

So I just ordered this online. What should I expect and how should I tackle it? I heard you don't read it from cover to cover, but rather in short, random snippets.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:06:39 Post No.8818264
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:06:39 Post No.8818264 [Report]

>>8818255
Get the Terrel companion.
You will need it.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:19:31 Post No.8818310
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:19:31 Post No.8818310 [Report]

>>8818255
you could just read it online and see, in 20 seconds you would know exactly what it was

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:09 Post No.8818315
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:09 Post No.8818315 [Report]

>>8818310
I have and I found it quite enjoyable. I just feel I won't fully appreciate it until I have a tangible copy in my hands.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:12 Post No.8818316
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:12 Post No.8818316 [Report]

>>8818255
The Cantos are, as Allen Ginsberg called it, "a model of human thought".

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:23 Post No.8818317
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:21:23 Post No.8818317 [Report]

>>8818255
The mad ravings of a child my man

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:24:59 Post No.8818331
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:24:59 Post No.8818331 [Report]

>>8818255
Unless you're reading it for a class, just have fun with it. Don't worry about whether you reading it the "right" way.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:26:55 Post No.8818338
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:26:55 Post No.8818338 [Report]

>>8818331
pleb
>>8818264
correct. You will need some help, OP, no matter how well read you are. By the way, Pound is overrated

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:50:19 Post No.8818432
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:50:19 Post No.8818432 [Report]

>>8818338
Explain why you think Pound is overrated?

Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:56:33 Post No.8818448
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 02:56:33 Post No.8818448 [Report]

>>8818338
>>8818432

somebody posted a link to an /r/books thread a while back where they were discussing their favorite poets. It had hundreds of replies and Pound wasn't mentioned once. I think it's safe to say he isn't overrated.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:01:50 Post No.8818458
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:01:50 Post No.8818458 [Report]

>>8818448
>if he's not popular on reddit he can't be overrated
PLEASE kys

OP 2016-12-09 03:03:10 Post No.8818461
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OP 2016-12-09 03:03:10 Post No.8818461 [Report]

>>8818448
who would pick him as a favorite? he's not a poet that works well as a favorite. he's not a 'he's my favorite' type of poet.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:07:18 Post No.8818470
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:07:18 Post No.8818470 [Report]

>>8818331
the hell does that even mean

Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:14:05 Post No.8818491
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:14:05 Post No.8818491 [Report]

>>8818458

It means he's not overrated by the kind of people who go on /r/books, which means he's probably not overrated by most casual fans of poetry.

Are you going to tell me that Pound is overrated in academia or among authors? Or did you just mean he's overrated on /lit/? If it's the latter, do you really believe that /lit/ is that much better than /r/books?

Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:18:54 Post No.8818505
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:18:54 Post No.8818505 [Report]

>>8818491
I'm not going to answer your questions until you fulfill my request.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:55:45 Post No.8818624
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 03:55:45 Post No.8818624 [Report]

>>8818461

...he's my favorite poet.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 04:27:18 Post No.8818713
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 04:27:18 Post No.8818713 [Report]

>>8818624
nuh-uh
but forreal, I've always seen him respected, even called the 'best' but haven't met someone who just loves the shit outta him. He's kind of like Dante like that.

Anonymous 2016-12-09 07:02:06 Post No.8819195
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 07:02:06 Post No.8819195 [Report]

>deliberately difficult to read

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpA4ldGoHRQ

Anonymous 2016-12-09 07:24:46 Post No.8819238
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Anonymous 2016-12-09 07:24:46 Post No.8819238 [Report]

>>8818713
Hey, I love the shit outta Dante.

As for Pound, he's one of my literary icons but I don't think he's a great poet. Just a good one. Shines in translation more than original work.

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