Please leave this board and never return if you agree with any of the following sentences:
>you read any form of genre fiction
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you do not at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight
>>9618263
>please leave the board if you're not a caricature of me
Got it
>>9618263
you used the wrong pic fool
based tallis-poster
>>9618323
>>9618263
only two boxes checked for me
>you believe 'the author is dead'
you will never have a solid basis for criticism if you don't let the works speak for themselves. the author loses ownership of their work when the words get published.
>>9618263
You need to either try harder or less hard
>>9618263
>you read for entertainment
>not being entertained by mental labor
t. pseud
>>9618263
Jokes on you OP, that's Novalis, not some three named kraut.
>>9618263
Are you the same anon that asked for the pasta a few days ago?
>>9618664
yes
OP is joking but people like this exist on this board
How fat are you
>>9619241
129.2 lb
>>9618263
Instead of telling plebs to leave, we need to foster a community that motivates them to elevate themselves
Make me.