Are Homer, Milton, Dante, Shakespeare et al. worth reading for

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2017-01-18 02:30:23 Post No. 8988501
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Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:30:23 Post No. 8988501 [Report]

Are Homer, Milton, Dante, Shakespeare et al. worth reading for their own sake, i.e. rather than solely to gain a greater understanding of western literature in general?

Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:31:40 Post No.8988508
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Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:31:40 Post No.8988508 [Report]

>>8988501
Yes.

Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:32:32 Post No.8988512
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Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:32:32 Post No.8988512 [Report]

>>8988501
>"r classics worth reeding???? xxddDDXD"

Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:32:48 Post No.8988513
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Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:32:48 Post No.8988513 [Report]

They wouldn't be included in the canon if they weren't worth reading for their own sake.

Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:34:08 Post No.8988517
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>>8988501
both, to understand their own meanings, and the collective synthesis of the western ideas.

Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:37:45 Post No.8988532
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Anonymous 2017-01-18 02:37:45 Post No.8988532 [Report]

>>8988513
Not strictly true.
>what is the mere-exposure effect

Are Homer, Milton, Dante, Shakespeare et al. worth reading for

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