Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:
>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 don't have 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
Novalis was too good for this world
>>9675645
glad to see you're at least still browsing /lit/. stay reading
Is Novalis worth reading? Bernhard namedrops him in his books.
>>9675677
https://archive.org/details/hymns_night_pw_librivox
>>9675628
How often do you make these threads? Don't you have anything else to do in your life?
>>9675628
Why do you always use Novalis images when posting this pasta?
>>9675628
>Leave this board and never return
Shit... you got me there.
>>9675779
because thats what the original poster did. except he used pic related