Any serious book that talks about the cult of ugliness of the modern world? The toxic positivity, the cacophony of clashing aesthetics, the laziness, and the deliberate effort to undermine purity, all masked by so-called moral virtues or freedom? Looking at any vintage photo of a poor street, you see beauty in its uniformity -- much like the beauty found in a military parade. Yet now, even in the wealthiest streets, the only remaining beauty of the modern world can be found by gazing up at buildings that were constructed centuries ago, and that are all getting replaced.
>>24946623im with him, they dont even make a point, so subtle it's likely indicative of a fed post
>>24946559You should check out pic rel. It was mentioned by Evola in his essay "The Taste for Vulgarity", which you may also find worthwhile reading
>>24947570>sexsee this is your problem
>>24948211>>24948266These seem good, will check them out. Thanks
>>24946559op, you can always migrate to north korea, they have state mandated haircuts and everything and a uniform, state mandated aesthetic for everything so as to not overload your little brain
What do you know about romantic poetry?
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>>24946672Ok npc
I'm not a fanPoetry for me started with Baudelaire
>>24946654i think wordsworth just gave us a new tool, though adherence to those principles as a rule in poetry is ill-advised. when idea, theme, and image unite it is a beautiful thing.
>>24946654a bit overrated. the modern and metaphysical periods before were cooler
So they adapted a Pynchon novel for filmI've never read Pynchon before but like"One Battle After Another" - what the FUCK is this turbo jogger leftist power fanstasy bullshit?I always realized Hollywood is a bunch left-leaning cucks but holy fuck they outdid themselves with this one.The level of blatant propaganda is on par with fucking commie films of Stalin's era or something.This guy made "There will be blood" and now this what the fuck. This movie doesn't even feel real, it's a caricature of a movie.Tell me bros is Pynchon cringe plebbitor shit like that and not based? Le speaking truth to power
>>24948557>The Crying of Lot 49 is the only half decent Pynchon book and even that really isn't worth reading.Have you read all his novels?
>>24948562yes
>>24946260/thread
>>24946229Here's the full review.
It was definitely a fun watch but yes it was classic leftist punch nazis/this machine kills fascists LARP. Leftists always make my heart hurt a little bit - they are obsessed with violence and sex and are just truly unwell people. I have never known a leftist who led a good, normal, honest life. They are always dirty (unshowered, dirty apartments), they speak too much and ramble and say horrible things, they are very self-centered. They truly do wish death on people they don't like. They really do see their sexual pleasure (which is never normal: it always involves some form of shame, or some extra layer of dirt) as a virtue. They consistently invite chaos into their lives in small and big ways, they do not seek harmony or true love with anyone. this movie perfectly encapsulates their incoherent, unpleasant lives, and although you'll have a nice time watching it, it leaves you with that same soul aching you feel after hanging out with one
Recommend some Soviet literature to me.
>>24948657Every old sci-fy fan recommends the Strugatsky brothers.
Which books should I read to best understand the argentinian soul?
>>24947984>Al que es amigo, jamás>Lo dejen en la estacada>Pero no le pidan nada>6950 Ni lo aguarden todo de él:>Siempre el amigo más fiel>Es una conduta honrada.Never abandon a true friend.But don't ask anything of him.6950 Nor expect everything from him:The most faithful friend is always an honorable conduct.El Día del Amigo (20 de julio en Argentina y otros países) fue creado por el argentino Enrique Febbraro, un odontólogo y profesor, inspirado por la llegada del hombre a la Luna en 1969, viéndolo como un símbolo de unidad humana. Propuso la fecha enviando miles de cartas a cien países, obteniendo gran respuesta, y la celebración se oficializó en la provincia de Buenos Aires en 1979. Friendship Day (July 20th in Argentina and other countries) was created by Enrique Febbraro, an Argentinian dentist and professor, inspired by the 1969 moon landing, which he saw as a symbol of human unity. He proposed the date by sending thousands of letters to one hundred countries, receiving a great response, and the celebration was officially established in the province of Buenos Aires in 1979.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
https://youtu.be/a6c9tj9dFMg>>24948076>NO CREES QUE, SI YO FUERA ARGENTINO, HUBIERA ESCRITO «SOMOS», EN VEZ DE «SON»?https://youtu.be/x1jjDyOaKMk>son ellos nosotros ustedes, vos sos>>24948075>you don't have to go that far. right across the border in chile they eat charqui.https://youtu.be/C4ELzf0u7Q8?t=163Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Dios mío por qué siempre tiene que entrar un autista a postear puras citas? Si máquina, yo también puedo leer la fuente primaria
>>24948076yo creo que te estas haciendo el lindo.que sos sino argentino?
>>24943418>>24945433>>24947827>>24946621 Do you any recs on italo-argentine writers instead? Any kind of literature, not just about Argentina
"Hemingwrite" editionPrevious: >>24931322/wg/ AUTHORS & FLASH FICTION: https://pastebin.com/ruwQj7xQRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS: https://pastebin.com/nFxdiQvCPlease limit excerpts to one post.Give advice as much as you receive it to the best of your ability.Follow prompts made below and discuss written works for practice; contribute and you shall receive.If you have not performed a cursory proofread, do not expect to be treated kindly. Edit your work for spelling and grammar before posting.Violent shills, relentless shill-spammers, and grounds keeping prose, should be ignored and reported.(And maybe double-space your WIPs to allow edits if you want 'em.)Simple guides on writing:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24948645Why are the Chinese so prone to such acts of soullessness?
>>24948652Waiting for you to post any of your prose that has "soul".
>>24948652Their society is soulless. It pretends to care about them through their talk about Communism while being one of the most corporatist societies in existence.
>>24948652>THEY TERK ER JERBS
>>24948655Nah, China is actually existing socialism and you're a liberal pigdog.
Ἁλικαρνασσόθεν edition>τὸ πρότερον νῆμα·>>24877858>Μέγα τὸ Ἑλληνιστί/Ῥωμαϊστί·https://mega dot nz/folder/FHdXFZ4A#mWgaKv4SeG-2Rx7iMZ6EKw>Mέγα τὸ ANE·https://mega dot nz/folder/YfsmFRxA#pz58Q6aTDkwn9Ot6G68NRg>Work in progress FAQhttps://rentry dot co/n8nrkoAll Classical languages are welcome.
>>24945805motivation is fleeting and hollow, you’re never going to accomplish what you want until you develop discipline
>>24946616solid reminderthanks anon
Anyone start out memorizing all principal parts of the Greek verbs in Anki before studying their specific grammar? I hope this pays off well because it is tough with the irregularities, finding the paradigms, etc. wiktionary is somewhat messy in this regard. I got a very high grasp of the overall Greek verb structure though and it is pretty cool. There is a,so this iPhone app called Hoi Polloi Logioi which is good for drilling verb conjugations
>>24947398doing Athenaze's decks I preferred to keep it in line with the grammar seen up to that point so earlier verbs have only present, then there's some verbs with present, aorist first person, and then eventually all principal partsbut at the end of the day those verbs were in the first chapters because they are common thus one will meet principal parts often anyway by reading
I am trying to understand relative pronouns in ancient Greek. The following construct I understand:ἀρά πιστεύεις τοῖς λόγοις οὓς λέγω;meaning: do you believe the words which I say?It makes sense since the relative pronoun is in the accusative. But what if it's in the dative?:ἀρά πιστεύεις τοῖς λόγοις οἷς λέγω;I am assuming this is a case of attractio relativi? Would then the translation be something like:do you believe the words that I believe?but what happens to λέγω then? Is it just dropped entirely from translation?
it is tradition for the nobel prize winner in literature to meet the swedish children. yesterday this years nobel prize winner in literature László Krasznahorkai met the swedish children and discussed books.
>>24948061Such as? Only two people come to mind who left permanently and were somewhat worth caring about, and they were unwilling emigrants due to the communists.
>>24946168Name some
>>24946113Lol, is this real?
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>>24948117that ahmed wasn't allowed to bring his gun to school that day
are there any biographical books about chronically depressed historical figures that went on to accomplish anything?
>>24947936i will check out their life stories, thank you
Nobody who's depressed accomplishes anything.
can't think of a biography about a non-athlete or non-actor that wasn't about this.the main theme of melancholia as the necessary main disposition of geniuses can be traced historically:aristotle, muh saturn, neoplatonists, dürer, burton, romanticst. panofsky
>>24947901Chateaubriand was very melancholic and mentions his failed suicide attempt in his memoirs
>>24948622If you can read spanish i highly recommend:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/items/02de698a-248f-4aa6-a5ed-3a6c331e74c5https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/items/fe547f22-e20e-456e-bd28-cc79345934e0
>"They dance so languorously, the women of Syria. I knew then in Jerusalem a Jewess who, in a hovel, by the light of a small smoky lamp, on a bad carpet, danced raising her arms to clash her cymbals. Her back arched, her head thrown back and as if dragged down by her heavy auburn hair, her eyes drowned in voluptuousness, ardent and languishing, supple, she'd have made Cleopatra herself pale with envy. I loved her barbaric dances, her slightly husky and yet so sweet singing, the smell of her incense, the semi-sleeping state she seemed to live in. I followed her everywhere. I mixed in with the vile crowd of soldiers, boatmen and publicans she was surrounded with. One day she disappeared and I never saw her again. I looked for a long time for her in doubtful alleyways and taverns. She was harder for me to do without than Greek wine. A few months after I had lost track of her, I learned, quite by chance, that she had joined a small group of men and women who were followers of a young Galilean miracle worker. He was called Jesus, came from Nazareth, and was crucified, for what crime I don't know. Do you remember that man, Pontius?">Pontius Pilate frowned, bringing his hand to his forehead like someone who is trying to remember. Then, after a few moments of silence, he murmured:>"Jesus. Jesus. From Nazareth? No. I can't bring him to mind."
>>24944449Actually it was originally called the Province of Judea. It was renamed the Province of Syria-Palaestina following the Romans putting down the Bar Kokhba revolt and sacking Jerusalem.
>>24945494cool
>>24945494This. The Romans literally just falsely attributed Judaea to the Philistines to make the Jews mad in revenge for their constant uprisings.
>>24943625I only wish to read this type of literature, forever.
>>24944367Jews were nowhere near as small an ethnic group back then as you probably think they were, they made up like 10 percent of the empire's populaton which meant millions even back then. And by roman standards their religion was seen not unlike the way non-deluded westerners see islam nowadays.And if you know how jews think of gentile westerners now, you know how the average jew thought of romans back then. Having millions of people adhering to a religion in your empire that think only they are truly human and everyone else are subhuman helots made by their god to serve them is basically a recipe for disaster.
I willingly didnt return my library books after the library near me is suddenly going through unexpected renovations and its been sitting on my shelf for close to a year since i was too lazy to drive across town to another library.I was planning on returning the books when the library opens again in a couple months but at this point i'm tempted to just keep em since I've just been buying my books instead for the first time in my life instead of using the library and i'm liking my growing collection.The library books are the illiad, the odyssey, the aeneid and mythology.I wanted to have this certain set of books anyways and at this point i dont wanna pay for it.Is this wrong of me ? Who else is gonna read these old books in my crappy bumfuck town in the middle of nowhere?they probably have multiple copies anyways.
>>24946054I have to go return some library books
>>24945935>DO WANT TO LIVE IN A LOW TRUST COMMUNITY?Your community is minority white, that's already gone. All that's left now is gatekeeping knowledge from the brown horde by stealing library books.
>>24945852I stole like 5 Hitler books from my school library, didn't even read them but they add to the chudcore vibe of my room
>>24945852I have the very last extant copy of a book that I lost at home on break after taking it from the uni library.I have since found it, they have since held my transcripts hostage and billed me for it.They will not be getting it back. It was never digitized. The book dies with me. None of you will ever read it.
>>24947688well... i'm not sure about that though.
>match with woman on dating app>we both have literature as shared interests>she says "oh what's your favorite genre??">"I'm more into the classics">"but what's your favorite genre? Do you like sci fi?>"I like transcendentalist literature">"oh ok"Why do they ask
>>24948558Not even close to worth the effort to create some fake situation you anxiously want to leave as soon as you get off. Do this if you want to train yourself to be more robotic and sociopathic inside.
>>24948558This is disingenuous and dishonest. That's not how you start, build or maintain relationships with people. Men metagaming dating apps is the entire reason dating is so fucked nowadays and every man and woman is a ghosting expert with trust and commitment issues.
>>24947429>asking for permission
>>24948586dating apps are just for fat chicks who need to hide their belly with bizarre camera angles so they are inherently dishonest
>>24948586>men metagamingto say nothing of the women. Hose that makeup off your face, then we'll talk LIAR
What did I think?
>>24946201Can you name any examples of these supposed "nonsense" words? (You can't.)
>>24945812ts would make me so gassy! would be shooting out green grinch wet farts like a mfer
>>24947523The publisher gave Seuss a list of 200 words he was allowed to use and he ended up writing multiple books using only them. That anon couldn't write something as good as The Cat in the Hat without such limitations.
>>24946201Dr. Seuss books are genuinely lightyears better than most other children’s books, and this is obvious as a father reading hundreds of different children’s books to my kid.
I utterly loathe how The Grinch has become a part of Christmas mythology. Stuff like yard decor and Grinch photo shoots is like seeing Facebook minions posting IRL.
I went to go volunteer sorting books to be donated on thursday and had a great time. there were cupcakes and a pretty girl was there too and i got to touch and sort hundreds of books. Then at the end they let me go through the big rolling trash can of books that were too damaged to be donated and take whatever i wanted. i took a bunch including virgil's aenids and some random historical books and also a nice copy of peter camenzind that wasn't even really damaged. im going back next week
>>24947709Sounds great anon
>>24947709Jealous! Keep us updated on your haul and any interesting finds.
>>24947709Did you speak to the pretty girl?
>>24947709sounds like a great time :)
What is there even left to read after him?? Why is his prose so good?
>>24947080Like what? Stephen King? Is that the phantom that makes you feel good? The modernist I like is Yeats, and subsequently the post modernist I can enjoy (sometimes) is Cormac.
>>24947292>I'm too good for Nabokov>McCarthy on the other handIt's all so tiresome
>>24946325пyшкин и лepмoнтoв
>>24946646He writes this way about two men fucking in Pale Fire.
>>24946400Is he trying to do a Proust impression?
