/lit/ - Literature

What do leftists in general and the /lit/left in particular make of Cedric Robinson? I hate commies but some of his points are decent. Though I was particularly turned off by his summation of Euro history which seemed very cursory and pop-history tier, he makes a lot of generalizations I'm not sure would hold up very well to even basic scrutiny, though a lot of the rest of Black Marxism builds off it.

Is he taken seriously by serious people? Has he contributed much beyond pointing out Eurocentricity in left leaning and Marxist circles?

He was right about everything

>4 page essay due in a week
How do I cope bros

i stopped reading the chronicles of narnia because the conflict in the story made me uncomfortable

Two star-crossed lovers deal with the challenges of not being accepted by their respective feuding families.

Whatever could be romantic?

1) Eh tu brutus, on the concomitant realization that the anons of this website, iliterate as they are, seekers as they were, of the secrets of the word and the craft of writing, will be unable to create a legacy of their own in their passionate hobby.

2) For that reason, my treason, of my bison, I must, I must, I must and should, because I could, to try to generate these prosodies of rythm, because as a hythm. Towards the declaration of that nation of anglo muttification, I generate that creation that will destroy the world.

3) Literacy of, my dearest peach -in congruent exercises -of technique- that I read- of the peachestestestestest niggarly stoleinmancos those dancos. Upmost the most. Alliterations race final of creation. My pearest summonation.

4) Which clearly proves the fact, that I have been unable to generate a masterpiece yet. Of which I used to pretend there was a hardcore issue, which I see on my window far beyond my reach. A green tree, a dark bush, a blue sky, a red patch of sentences, without meaning.

5) That's why. I need to. Keep Trying. And Trying. Because I can't improve. Without an attempt to craft more styles. Because I need to master more styles. Why?. Not sure. But I enjoy doing this.

6) naisu, my dear pikachu, doki doki my kokoro. xD :3 I must, jejejeje, he must thought, that I didn't try my bestiest testiest. My darling. Because I tried so hard, my bestiest peachiest. :3

7) Because yeah nigga, I must nigga, like you know what I mean nigga, to try and try, and you know nigga, I must walk the talk, because I have to do some battle rthymes, so you can be fine, nigga. That's why I need to get gud, nigguh.

Every single day I post here and share my opinions on /lit/ matters yet I haven't read I single book in 10 years. I have 2 bookshelves full of the greatest literature yet everytime I sit down with a book I pick my phone and start shitposting instead.

Any book for this feel?

https://www.unipi.it/index.php/presentazione/item/20794-graziano-ranocchia

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/herculaneum-scroll-plato-final-hours-burial-site


Newly deciphered passages from a papyrus scroll that was buried beneath layers of volcanic ash after the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have shed light on the final hours of Plato, a key figure in the history of western philosophy.

In a groundbreaking discovery, the ancient scroll was found to contain a previously unknown narrative detailing how the Greek philosopher spent his last evening, describing how he listened to music played on a flute by a Thracian slave girl.

Despite battling a fever and being on the brink of death, Plato – who was known as a disciple of Socrates and a mentor to Aristotle, and who died in Athens around 348BC – retained enough lucidity to critique the musician for her lack of rhythm, the account suggests.

The decoded words also suggest Plato’s burial site was in his designated garden in the Academy of Athens, the world’s first university, which he founded, adjacent to the Mouseion. Previously, it was only known in general terms that he was buried within the academy.

In a presentation of the research findings at the National Library of Naples, Prof Graziano Ranocchia, of the University of Pisa, who spearheaded the team responsible for unearthing the carbonised scroll, described the discovery as an “extraordinary outcome that enriches our understanding of ancient history”.

He said: “Thanks to the most advanced imaging diagnostic techniques, we are finally able to read and decipher new sections of texts that previously seemed inaccessible.”

The text also reveals that Plato was sold into slavery on the island of Aegina, possibly as early as 404BC when the Spartans conquered the island, or alternatively in 399BC, shortly after Socrates’ passing.

“Until now it was believed that Plato was sold into slavery in 387BC during his sojourn in Sicily at the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse,” Ranocchia said. “For the first time, we have been able to read sequences of hidden letters from the papyri that were enfolded within multiple layers, stuck to each other over the centuries, through an unrolling process using a mechanical technique that disrupted whole fragments of text.”

Ranocchia said the ability to identify these layers and virtually realign them to their original positions to restore textual continuity represented a significant advance in terms of gathering vast amounts of information.

He said the work was still in its nascent stages and the full impact would only become apparent in the coming years.

Are you guys excited for the future of literature?

>Favorite Tolkien work
>Favorite Tolkien character
>Favorite Tolkien theme

The senses, although they are necessary for all our actual knowledge, are not sufficient to give us the whole of it, since the senses never give anything but instances, that is to say particular or individual truths. Now all the instances which confirm a general truth, however numerous they may be, are not sufficient to establish the universal necessity of this same truth, for it does not follow that what happened before will happen in the same way again. … From which it appears that necessary truths, such as we find in pure mathematics, and particularly in arithmetic and geometry, must have principles whose proof does not depend on instances, nor consequently on the testimony of the senses, although without the senses it would never have occurred to us to think of them…

Hey guys. Let's have a little talk.

Are you the type to get angry easily? When I was young, I used to have a pretty hot-headed personality. But I realized that often I was jumping to conclusions or misunderstanding things, which led to me getting angry unnecessarily. So, I thought, "I need to be more careful about when I get angry." Even if something really annoyed me, instead of reacting right away, I would take a moment to calm down, assess the situation, and only get angry if I felt justified after considering everything. That's what they call "anger management."

When you actually try it, you'll find that no matter how angry you are, after a little time passes, your raw emotions tend to calm down. You often end up feeling more "sad" or "disappointed" than angry. Then you think, "Well, what can you do?" Sometimes you even realize, "Well, maybe I was a bit at fault too." Thanks to that, I've had a lot fewer troubles in life. I hardly ever get into fights anymore. Instead, for the few cases where I'm certain I have a right to be angry, I can approach them calmly.

Once upon a time, there was a movie director in America who wanted to make a movie based on Raymond Carver's novel, but couldn't gather funds in his home country. So, he reached out to Japan to find investors and asked if I could help as a translator. I wasn't familiar with that side of things, and it didn't concern me at all, but Carver had passed away not long before, so I thought if there was anything I could do, I'd try to help by spreading the word. Then, a high-ranking person from a certain company showed interest in the project and wanted to hear more about it. It was a company known for operating large-scale retail stores and was also known for its involvement in cultural activities.

We arranged to meet and they specified the meeting place: a certain high-class traditional Japanese restaurant. As I went, wondering why we couldn't just meet in the company's conference room, the vice president and what seemed to be his secretary appeared. They lectured me arrogantly from their high seats about how "You probably don't know much, Murakami-san, but let me tell you about film production," and then they ate and drank heartily before leaving. After that, there was not a word. All I received was an astonishingly expensive bill from the restaurant. The matter of the movie disappeared just like that. If it's not possible, it's not possible. I resigned myself to the money issue. But wouldn't it have been nice if they had at least told me what the outcome was? Hey.

At first, I was just confused and amazed, but after a while, I thought, "Isn't this just a smooth dine-and-dash?" And then, anger welled up inside me. I felt like they were trampling on the feelings towards the deceased, and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Since then, I haven't set foot in any of that company's stores.

So, for about twenty years, I've continued to be angry without any resolution. Isn't that stubborn of me?

What philosophy/ideology best embodies this pic, and what books can I read about it?

>Starts being impressed by rethoric tricks
>Admire joyce autism
>Now I have realized musicality and flow are the true marks of a genius, not trickery of a buffon sophist
Rhyme, clearly, is a more noble pursuit than hyperbatons.

Personally, I write in free verse as I prefer to be in control of my own flow and rhythm; although I'm attempting to write a long form poem in iambic pentameter.

I see this lil nigga in everyone now (including myself). People are so comically haughty and self important.

Have you read this book?

There are elements of Southern Gothic present in this book.

I feel that it is one of the quintessential books in American Literature.

The storyline of the trial is a very revealing look at the South during the Jim Crow era.

But the core story is about Scout, a little girl, and her brother as they navigate their childhood.

I believe that if you read just one book to come out of America, this would be a pretty good one.

A very good story.

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Purple prose is le bad because I was told it was bad.