/lit/ - Literature

>>22844902
No, but I check out books from my library weekly.

I want to have sex with Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov

Are magic systems retarded? Does a story need to explain how magic works for it to be good? Why or why not?

>>22168966
>astroturfed conspiracies
like what?

Any of you homos have a copy of History of the Italian Agricultural Landscape by Emilio Sereni?

>>21814005
I want to rest the tip of my penis firmly upon her lips. Then I wish her to go "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" and buzz her fat luscious lips upon my frenulum. When I cum, I will glaze her skin with a translucent white sheet like the top of a cinnamon pumpkin muffin. I hope she smells like curry leaves, jasmine, and sweat.

In vibrant streets of Brazil she stands,
A charming smile, with dreams and plans.
A food cart near, with sizzling sounds,
Where goyslop thrives, and laughter abounds.

Her eyes so bright, a sparkling gleam,
A ray of light, a hopeful dream.
As she steps forth to make her choice,
The world around, drawn to her voice.

A mix of flavors, sweet and bold,
A story of life, yet to be told.
The simple joy of goyslop shared,
A fleeting moment, hearts ensnared.

The sun sets low, a golden hue,
Her laughter fills the air anew.
In tender bites of goyslop fare,
A memory made, a bond to bear.

For in this scene of life's delight,
A fleeting glimpse of love's pure light.
The goyslop girl, forever dear,
A moment's grace, forever clear.

>>21743635
Hmm that's interesting. I could have sworn that I've read it somewhere before. The rhythm of the sentence and the way the words start with the same syllables and stuff like that was like a deja vu for me.

Why are 18th century writers so unnecessarily verbose and meandering? Why write

"Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally, or rather necessarily leads him to prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the society."

Instead of

"Individuals strive to find the best use for their capital that benefits themselves, but this self-interest ultimately leads them to choose actions that are advantageous for society as a whole."

>>21706759
What's the deal with the Rosicrucians? Are they just a bunch of NWO fags like the Freemasons seem to be? I'd be interested in learning more from/about some sort of esoteric schools but it seems (at least in their modern forms) that they are all subverted/compromised by New Agers and special interests, at least as far as I can tell. Also, would anyone be able to point me in the direction of some literature where I could learn more about Hermeticism as opposed to New Age and what the differences are (assuming that they are different). I don't know much about any of this stuff but would like to learn more

What are the best books about the Middle Ages? Finished Life in a Medieval City by Frances and Joseph Gies and currently reading Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Paul B. Newman and want more background for the high fantasy litrpg isekai series I'm writing.

>>21586584
All the rich people I have met were intelligent, friendly and unpretentious

>The value of art depends on the values of the art critic.
>Most art is born as imitation, not innovation.
>The critic, not the artist, is the one who defines innovation, and rates it.
>The artist is merely a vehicle for the aesthetic/ideology of the critic.
>The critic is the real artist.

>>21473250
Yes i am a pseud

Is "it" a valid gender neutral pronoun? For example if you were hanging out with someone and if someone asked you "was it a girl" then in that case they are using "it" to refer to a person are they not?

>>21466331
Already got rejected by a discord polycule so I don't think I can get ritually murdered but I start with Graves' books. Thank you for the recommendation nonny. How do Graves and Shlain compare to Campbell?

>Aliquis, paulo ante hoc in filo, novas acies garrulorum postridie kalendas ianuarias futuras esse vaticinatur
>Iam adsunt
Cur, hercle, cur non alias duas hebdomadas pacatas habere potuimus?

Is it worth it to join a writing/critique group? How many eyes should you have on your manuscript? So far I’ve sent my work to three friends. All of them are well-read (one is a humanities prof, another was once an aspiring writer, etc), and have given some helpful feedback, but I wonder if talking with fellow active writers will help even more… or if they're most likely to be just be dumbasses

>>20546147
t. filtered

>>20480555
>>20480643
>>20480400
But how could the Booker Prize have gotten it so wrong?

What is a comfier feeling than reading poetry whilst listening to mozart and smoking a cigarette?

>forsooth,

Are highly intimate platonic/non sexual relationships possible? Obviously I'm excluded familial and pseudo familial relationships here. Literature that explores this?

>>20150655
>write normally
>read moby dick
>now half of my periods and commas become semicolons overnight
I'm pretty sure it's an improvement, desu