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2017-03-23 12:56:53 Post No. 9279315
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 12:56:53 Post No. 9279315 [Report]

Has anybody read pic related, or anything by Sebald? I've read the description of Rings of Saturn, and it says that he employs a lot of intertextuality and references to other literary figures throughout, like Holderlin, Michael Hamburger, Thomas Browne, etc. Holderlin I'm familiar with, Thomas Browne I am not. How essential is it to know these writers before reading his work?

Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:01:44 Post No.9279335
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:01:44 Post No.9279335 [Report]

>>9279315
Thomas Browne should be read regardless. He's one of the best English prose writers ever.

Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:05:04 Post No.9279354
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:05:04 Post No.9279354 [Report]

>>9279315
You can just read him cold. He's pretty straightforward. I particularly enjoyed the section about Edward FitzGerald and the section about silk worms.

Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:38:29 Post No.9279448
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 01:38:29 Post No.9279448 [Report]

>>9279354
so he explains anything contextually relevant? Is it like Borges by any chance?

Anonymous 2017-03-23 03:48:56 Post No.9279868
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 03:48:56 Post No.9279868 [Report]

>>9279315
Great book. It reads like a day dream. You shouldn't need to read anything beforehand.

Anonymous 2017-03-23 04:27:21 Post No.9279979
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 04:27:21 Post No.9279979 [Report]

>>9279354 >>9279868
thank you a-nons

Anonymous 2017-03-23 05:05:12 Post No.9280058
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Anonymous 2017-03-23 05:05:12 Post No.9280058 [Report]

>>9279335
where to start?

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