/lit/ - Literature

>>22412993
Probably. That doesn't detract from the work itself. Homer wasn't even real. It was a bunch of different writers from between the bronze and Iron ages whose work was compiled into a coherent poem.

The Lady in Pink presents a problem to the reader. She is a courtesan that Marcel meets when visiting his uncle Adolphe. She is evidently Odette de Crecy, given the references back to this scene later in the novel. Yet she cannot be Mme de Crecy but must be, instead, Mme Swann. But Mme Swann is at this point in the novel intent on building her salon and gaining acceptability in Swann’s circles. Further, Odette and uncle Adolphe had ruptured their relationship prior to this scene taking place. How can these contradictions be explained?

Our first knowledge of Madame Swannis near the beginning of the goodnight kiss episode and anticipates Odette’s questionable reputation: “For many years, during the course of which–especially before his marriage–M. Swann came often to see them at Combray…” (I,18). Soon after, Marcel’s mother resolves to talk to Swann about his daughter: “My mother fancied that a word from her would wipe out all the distress which my family had contrived to cause Swann since his marriage….’Now, M. Swann,’ she said, ‘do tell me about your daughter….;'” (I,30). So we know that by this point in the very young Marcel’s life Swann is married to the woman we will later know is Odette and that he is the father of their daughter.

Marcel in his younger years would visit his uncle Adolph’s sitting room in Combray. “But for some years now I had not gone into my uncle Adolphe’s sanctum, for he no longer came to Combray on account of a quarrel which had arisen between him and my family, through my fault, in the following circumstances…” (I,99). In Paris Marcel would, once or twice a month, walk to his uncle’s apartment for a visit. Once, not on the usual visiting day, he arrived to discover his uncle with a visitor. Adolphe reluctantly allows Marcel to enter, at the entreaty of his female guest, where he sees “opposite him, in pink silk dress with a great necklace of pearls about her throat…” (I,104). Nothing in this passage explicitly identifies the lady as Odette, but the connection is made explicit later. In the final volume, Marcel attends a dinner party where he discovers that Odette has become the mistress of Duc de Guermantes. “…in spite of all that she had accomplished in building up a social position, she was tending under pressure of new circumstances to become once more, as she had first appeared to me in my earliest childhood, the lady in pink.” (VI,481).

>>22411331
Well take a cursory look at any of them and then ask yourself that question.

>>22411257
>if he were alive today he would be the diametrically opposed opposite to what he was
>Source: Trust me

>>22143710
I had a dream lat night that my father and I were the characters in the Road and we were the last alive. I have a new found respect for him recently because I looked back on my life and realized how subpar of a son I was.

>>22093067
That would be funny if the book were a copy of the Dec of Independence and he wanted to read the 2nd amendment but he tripped and the gun went off and killed him and the book fell on the floor and opened to the page withthe 2A on it.

That would say a lot about our society...

Rival Lovers by Plato:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czY9kWNXDDI

In this selection, Petronius gives his criticisms of Homer and the older style of poets from archaic Greece. Can someone knowledgable on the topic listen to the video and break down more easily for me in a detailed post what he is saying because I cant make heads nor tails of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4YLGNj3T08

>>21828191
Poor parenting and lack of love in their lives.

>>21826431
https://www.reddit.com/r/bookscirclejerk/comments/120x4bx/an_open_complaint_letter_to_wired_from_the/

An open complaint letter to Wired, from the moderators of /r/bookscirclejerk
Dear Wired Magazine,

You recently published a profile on renowned fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson. As I am sure you are aware, the reception to this article has been largely negative. Some reactions can be found at:

/r/books

/r/fantasy

/r/brandonsanderson

Lithub

The replies to your own tweet

In these well-read communities, your article has been described as mean-spirited, resentful bullying. In response, we here at r/bookscirclejerk say: how dare you, Wired? Bullying Sanderson and his fans was our thing.

Do I find the outraged reaction to the article to be funny? Yes. Do I find it bemusing the extent to which Sanderson readers have tied their identity to him? Yes. Do I particularly think the self-described progressive, gay, or female readers who adore him, despite his tithing to a homophobic church and teaching at a university which has punished rape victims, have severe cases of cognitive dissonance? Yes. Do I think it's unfair that you have profited off, in their eyes, making fun of their idol? Absolutely, yes.

For years, we have been mocking Brandon Sanderson deep in the headquarters of his cult, reddit.com. We have claimed that his writing lacks any artistic merit and is nothing more than commercial schlock for a readership with no appreciation for literature. We have joked about his readers' penchant for recommending his books to everyone, no matter their tastes. We have, similarly to the article's author, Jason Kehe, described Sanderson's fashion choices as neckbeard-like. And also like Kehe, we have suffered. We have been called cruel, miserable, jealous of Sanderson's success. But have we made a single cent off this? No, because as we moderators are often reminded, we do it for free.

Wired, you have appropriated our work. Taken what we do out of passion and turned it into a commodity. Do you think this is fair? Do you think that just because we have not had to smell Sanderson and his fans, we deserve nothing while you and Kehe take everything?

There is still time to make this right. Brandon Sanderson still owes us our shares from his Kickstarter. Pay off that debt for him, give us our fair share for the article, and all will be right with the world we have built.

Sincerely,

The r/bookscirclejerk mod team

>mfw I just figured out his name wasn't actually "Nobody"