Leave this board and never return if any 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
>>9689202
based novalis poster
>tfw 99% of /lit/ including OP has never read a word by Novalis
>>9689202
The genre fiction of today are the classics of tomorrow.
this repost is stale m8
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
you're doing exactly this, faggot. maybe you should take your own advice and GTFO
>>9689202
Am I allowed to shitpost?
>>9689280
Please read "Heinrich von Ofterdingen" and "Die Lehrlinge zu Sais".
Also "Hymnen an die Nacht".
>>9689323
I don't read German familia, limit's English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
Heinrich is on gutenberg, but please get me a link of the others.
>>9689202
PSEUD THE POST
>>9689348
I can't help you with ebook translations, sorry.
I can recommend "The Complaint, or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality" by Edward Young as sort of a substitute for "Hymnen an die Nacht" if you want to read early romantic poetry. It was a big influence on Novalis.
>>9689202
>if you believe "the author is dead"
When was Barthes BTFO'd?