When reading literature specific to a region (American, Russian,

>>9490167
youll know when you no longer think about shit like this

>>9490171

Lmao

>>9490167
If you don't learn the language you're a dilettante

>>9490167
It depends on the region's output. Countries that have existed for much longer are harder to achieve it with.

I'm a graduate student in a national literature, and I only began to feel less like a dilettante and more like a specialist after ~200 works. But that's besides all the histories and secondary works I read about those books and the country's literature, which are also important to be familiar with.

When you've read at least the spine of the entire canon and have cultivated interests in specific sub-sections of the broad category.

stop posting smut on this board

>>9490167
can't tell if microdingdong or ladypart

>>9491405
Shoulders and hands are kinda spooky. Really hard to tell with this pic, though.

>>9491405
>>9491425
Doesn't matter, would still bang

>>9490167
You want to amass both a breadth and depth of understanding of a country's cultural milieu and its literary tradition. Read the "classics" of that country, read histories, and read the modern canon. You'll gradually get more and more familiar with all three.

But >>9490171 is correct. If you enjoy it, enjoy it; don't worry whether your enjoyment is qualified. Read a fucking book, nigga.