/lit/ - Literature

>That it went hand in hand even with the vow
>I made to her in marriage, and to decline
>Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor
>To those of mine!
Really Bill, a dick joke?

(On a serious note can someone please explain why some lines have an extra syllable? I have no idea how to read them without it sounding retarded)

Is it difficult to read this cunt for someone whose native language is not English? For anything, I'm more accostumed to the American variant of it.
If not, what other works could I read before (that aren't as difficult) to get used to his English?

Ezra Pound has a popular poem called "In a Station of the Metro". It is only 2 lines and has no verbs. I'll give you the skeleton of the poem and see if you can write something of value using it.
Poem -
>The apparition of these faces in the crowd:
>Petals on a wet, black bough

Here is the skeleton:
>Article, noun, preposition, adjective, noun, preposition, article, noun
>Noun, preposition, article, adjective, adjective, noun

Easy, right? Here's an example of what this may look like...
>A girl with no eyes before the judge:
>Men in somber, grey suits.

This is bullshit, words just thrown in where they fit randomly, but the skeleton alone makes it sound poetic. Try for yourself. Here's a few examples of what the grammatical words mean, if you don't know about that stuff:

Noun - all things
Article - a/an/the
Preposition - The relation of a nouns, e.g. in, under, above, below, beyond, before, within, by.

Remember, no verbs allowed. This includes stuff like 'is' and 'was'.

>plays are meant to be seen, not read

What's the point in watching Shakespeare today when productions omit a quarter of his lines because they are irrelevant to the plot, or are difficult to understand for the average pleb, for the sake of time?

How many of you can say you've read his complete works?
>if yes
Do you feel it was worth it?
How long did it take for you?
What was your favourite plays or sonnets?

>if no
Why?

What was his best work?

A big part of his supposed genius was commonplace back then. He only seems esoteric and mysterious to us because of his obscure language. He was forgotten until Voltaire or some faggot revived him from oblivion and now every literary academist jerks off about how amazing he was while in truth he was alright for the times. There's nothing in Shakespeare that doesn't also happen in other artists from the period.

Unironically the most based writer of all time

Hamlet will never be surpassed

Where should I start with Shakespeare? I only remember Romeo & Juliet from HS. And what editions do I buy? Complete work or individual volumes? Who has the best commentary on Shakespeare, as in secondary sources that bring him into readable detail?

How the fuck does one get published edition.
I’ve got some poems, an almost finished play, and a novella in the works. What should I be doing to get myself an agent other than sending queries? I need to get noticed and ultimately have someone produce my play/ get into screenwriting if I can.

Julius Caesar was so cool. I’m going to read King Lear next.

>>12416161
move bitch get out the way

>write a comedy about a greedy Jew
>people think it's a tragedy about anti-Semitism

How does he keep getting away with It?

>The negroid sperm has magic potency
>Inherent in it which cannot be baulked;
>Thus we see the subconscious longing of
>Virginal women for th'African male.
>In the same fashion, of the Minotaur
>The Greeks spoke, creature half bull and half man.
>The aim of the priests of that cult did seem
>This beast's temporary incarnation,
>Sending maidens of the community
>Each year into the jungle, mingling with
>All conceivable creatures bestial
>Prompting fantastic birth and festival.

What did he mean by this?

robert graves or old WILM SHXPY

Imagine how annoying this guy was in real life.

Where to start with Shakespeare?
Should I just get a complete works and read start to finish? Is there any recommended reading order?

Thread about this genius?

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