/lit/ - Literature

>>3692221

fair enough; i feel the same way about a great deal of modern art, actually: either it is consciously distancing itself from traditional modes of art (and hence preserving those traditional modes), merely remodelling forms of traditional art (preserving them, though in a faux-novel manner), or attempting to break free from the anxiety of influence by shouting as loud as it can in the interest of "shock" (and hence reminding us why traditional art is important/good)

with few exceptions, modernist art just leads me back to traditional art.

book of disquiet is a sacred text. need to take a look at darkness visible.

>>3692214

benjy chapter is exquisite; i haven't checked out death in the family, but definitely will.