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
>>9847832
>>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight
Fuck you got me. I'll pack my things
LEAVE THIS BOARD AND NEVER RETURN IF YOU ARE AN UNIRONIC AUTIST WHO COPY PASTES RETARDED SPAM THREADS EVERY FUCKING DAY
>>9847832
>>you read for entertainment
u leave, literatures only purpose is aesthetic.
>>9847832
>>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
This is me.
How do I fix this?
>>9847832
Thank you, self-appointed Chairman of /lit/.
>>9847900
Honestly, that should be our sticky
>>9847832
Now when I look at this portrait of Novalis, I can't help but feel he's a dodgy eyed, pussy lipped, androgynous little fuck who harbors conniving fascist desires.
>>9847885
u mad bro?
>>9847832
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>is just
>is
looks like you need to get the fuck out.
>>9848852
submit this to insta @hotdudesreading
xD
>>9847832
essentially: start with the greeks?
>>9847832
>you read any form of genre fiction
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>your rarely read poetry
Ah well.
This again?
>>9847832
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
BUT THEY DO!!!!11!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I love you Novalis
>>9847832
So what, Milton has to leave?
>>9847832
>>9847915
>>9850758
>There exists no daddy Schiller x twink Novalis fan fiction
>>9851439
H-hot.
Pls write it, Anon.