/lit/ - Literature

>>23349293
>uhmm sweatie no there is fixed meaning in text that for some reason can only be grasped in the language the author wrote in
>nooo this quality can not be translated by authors who dedicate their life to this task
>yeah it can be grasped if you learned the very basics of that language a few month beforehand because... uhmm... its just possible

originaltextcels and babbelfags are the lowest of the low, all ego

Or did she?

>>23325351
>some grugs with spears have to be protected by us to now accidentally kill them all off are a functioning society
>global interconnected society that is exploring space and teaches robots to do their cognitive work is somehow a failure

damn OP you are really onto something

>>19812867
how would it "effect" a volume and not a surface area?

>>19522342
>It is quite literally less valuable
How?
youre arguing from an idealist standpoint.
in reality your understanding of the text is dependent on so many factors aside from translation or abridgement. you will never read it in the way the author meant it, even if he himself read it out to you

just live your life bro no one is gonna judge how many books youve read and whether you read it in the most authentical way whatever that means

>>19296983
>not having an intellectual aura

ngmi brother

>>18698831