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So I'm reading the John Dryden's "Marriage a-la-Mode", and I came across a pretty slick pick-up line, as far as Restoration literature goes.
Doralice: And how many more of these fine things can you say to me?
Palamede: You look so killingly that I should be mute with wonder.
I'm not sure about you guys, but I thought it fairly smooth.
Long story short, what are your favorite chat-up lines in literature? (pic unrelated...my favorite author)

>> No.1088389

Oscar Wilde is always related.

>> No.1088391

"Milk is for the pussy, isn't it? Do you dare me to sit in the saucer?"

Simone in Story of the Eye

>> No.1088398

If Oscar Wilde and Tom Waits had a gay love baby, it would be the greatest thing that has ever happened to the english language and music combined.

>> No.1088408

>>1088398
If Oscar Wilde was aborted while he was in the womb it would be the greatest thing to have ever happened to the English language.

>> No.1088413

>>1088408

You're just saying that because you are uncomfortable with your own sexuality and are thus made uncomfortable by his homosexuality.

Stop being a fag hating fag, faggot.

>> No.1088414

>>1088398
The win would be so astronomical that the world would collapse.

>> No.1088416

>>1088408
I didn't think it was possible to hate you more than I already did. Congratulations.

>> No.1088422

>>1088413
I'm uncomfortable with my sexuality because I don't like a writer who just so happens to be gay?
0/10

>> No.1088442

>>1088408
Stagolee, I have intimate personal knowledge that you once fucked one of your flatmates.

>> No.1088449
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>>1088442
>implying I live on a flat

>> No.1088457

>>1088413
>>1088416
>>1088442
>we can't accept a criticism of an author we like

I don't think Wilde is exceptional either. He's sort of like a less subtle Edith Wharton, only he's more quotable so high schoolers are more likely to know about/like him. Deal with it.

>> No.1088460

>>1088449
>>1088449
flatmate, housemate, whatever. someone you used to live with.

>> No.1088463

>>1088449
Sorry, mate. Your parent's house.

>> No.1088464

y'allniggaspostin'inaStagthread.jpeg

Fuck you, Stag. /lit/ was awesome when you were gone, Mikael.

>> No.1088466
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>>1088460
I live at home.

>> No.1088467

>>1088457
If he were criticizing Wilde's writing, and had sufficient grounds for such criticism, there would be less of an issue, because it wouldn't sound like he's a butthurt homophobe. However, that is clearly not the case here.

>> No.1088469

>>1088466
*shrug* it was worth a shot...worked on /fa/ once.
so what IS your beef with Wilde?

>> No.1088475

>>1088467
He didn't mention Wilde's sexual orientation. You all did.

Stagolee sounds like the CLT of /lit/; typically correct, but less-reasonable people disagree with him on principle.

>> No.1088473

>>1088469
I don't have any beef with Wilde. I thought Dorian Gray was great, besides that one chapter that seemed to go on forever.

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>>1088475

Ha.

Ha ha.

Hoo, boy.

>> No.1088485

>>1088475
you must be new here

>> No.1088494

>>1088475
People don't agree with me because I'm more famous than they are. That seems to be the problem. They're intimidated by my e-fame.

>> No.1088500

>>1088473
which?

>> No.1088503

>>1088500
The one where it talks about his dabbles into jewelery and plants and other gay stuff.

>> No.1088508

>>1088503
The one where Wilde talks about how "This novel is not about a painting as it is about a book?" (I'm pretty sure that's the exact quote...going to check now)

>> No.1088515

>>1088508
exact quote:
>"For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of that book....and indeed, teh whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it."

>> No.1088513

>>1088508
>>1088508
Whatever it is it's chapter 11. He's obsessing over A Rebours

>> No.1088530

>>1088513
Yeah, that chapter is really slow, and it wasn't until the 4th time I read the book that I began to understand it. The jewels are both jewels and women he sleeps with. It's a commentary on how he becomes materialistic and (in WIlde's point of view) "wicked". The jewels represent the women of higher class that he sleeps with, and the copies of the book the lower. My British Fiction professor explained it to me last year.

>> No.1088548

>>1088408

I love Oscar Wilde.
He was one of the most intelligent men who ever lived.
He had to dumb himself down to write the incredible works he penned.

I love Oscar.

>> No.1088555

>>1088548
Have you read his trial transcripts?

p.s. I like the name.

>> No.1088574

>>1088555

Yes, and though he had some moments where he didn't know exactly what to say, he was incredibly eloquent and amazing in light of the circumstances. His speech on "the love that dare not speak its name" floored me.

Also, De Profundis made me weep.

>> No.1088577

>>1088574
I agree...I loved De Profundis, and The Importance of Being Earnest will always be my favorite play. What else have you read by Wilde? Anything you didn't like? I fucking hated his translation of Salomee. (sorry for the barrage of questions...I'm at work, bored out of my skull).

also: >>1088555 whoa...dubbs and trips!!?!?!??!?

>> No.1088579

>>1088577
And dubbs again...I'm on a fucking roll today. I won a get on /b/ earlier...holy crap...I should go buy a lottery ticket..

>> No.1088587

>>1088577

I've read his lectures in America, his work for the ladies magazine, all the plays (including Vera and the Nihilists), Dorian (of course), all his short stories, all his poetry...essentially everything. He's my second-favourite writer.

Salome wasn't translated by him...Bosie did that

Oh, questions don't bother me! I love talking about Wilde.

>> No.1088589

Anyone out there up for a discussion of ANYTHING? I'm really fucking bored.

>> No.1088591

>>1088587
Really? Didn't know that about Salome. His lectures were incredible. Did you see the Dorian movie with Ben Barnes and Colin Firth?

>> No.1088592

>>1088591

I haven't seen the movie, actually, though I keep meaning to.

Are you familiar with Balzac?

>> No.1088595

>>1088591

And yeah, Wilde penned Salome in French and commissioned Bosie to translate it into English but he really botched the job because he was a stupid asshole who should've died a thousand times.

>> No.1088602

>>1088592
Only the name. I've meant to get around to reading him, but unfortunately, being a Literature major, I don't have much time for free reading. The movie was okay. I wouldn't go out and purchase it if I were you, but I would suggest checking it out for free on the wonderful world of the internet. However, I am reading several Restoration era plays, a selection of early American literature, and all of Wilde's writings this semester. To be honest, I'm excited to re-read Beloved (Toni Morrison). I read it in high school and really really enjoyed it. Morrison is very good at painting a solid picture that contains social commentary within it, if one looks hard enough.

>> No.1088603

>>1088595
I'm Jason, by the way.

>> No.1088607
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1088607

>>1088603
>real names on 4chan

>> No.1088613

>>1088607
Chill out, bro, it's just my first name. It seemed like you left before. So who is your favorite author at the moment?

>never asked for names, i'm just a sociable person who feels it "right" to introduce myself when in a stimulative conversation.

>> No.1088622

Haven't read enough books by one author to have one really but if i had to choose it'd be Faulkner

>> No.1088626

>>1088602
>>1088603

Balzac had an incredibly huge influence on Wilde. You know Wilde's Decay of Lying? It's basically him explaining why Balzac is worth reading.

I haven't read Morrison. Should I?

My favourite author is Mishima Yukio. Back when I was the tripfag "kousaka", I defended his name on /lit/ like a knight.

And my name's Mark.

>> No.1088627

>>1088622
What have you read? Heard he's unbelievable.

>> No.1088631

>>1088622

Really? I'm not "dissing" but why Faulkner? I tried to read As I Lay Dying and A Soldier's Story and just couldn't get interested.

>> No.1088637

Only read As I Lay Dying and The Sound and the Fury but the way he uses stream-of-consciousness is much more interesting and gripping than any other writing, to me. Quentin's views in The Sound and The Fury on stuff like virginity are also like preaching to the choir when I'm reading.

>> No.1088642

>>1088631
>>1088627
I read the Sound and the Fury recently and it's goddamn amazing. read it.
read it.
read it.

>> No.1088645

>>1088626
Morrison's cool if you're into historical fiction. It's written about the Slave era of America. In my opinion, Beloved is the only one worth reading, but Song of Solomon (tells the story of one character from Beloved's ancestors).

I've never heard of Yukio. What does he write? Personally, I've been getting into more and more zombie fiction. Before you judge, there's some really good novels out there. I've discovered a really awesome author. Jonathan Maberry. He's probably the greatest zombie writer in the last 20 years. His zombie novel (Patient Zero) blows World War Z out of the water.

Also, if you want something fun and quick to read, my girlfriend actually published a post-apocalyptic zombie fic. Called Chasing Light. You can find it on Lulu.com if you're interested. It's a pretty quick read, and the wording is a bit juvenile, but she wrote it when she was 17. If you have some spare time, it's a fun read.

>> No.1088647

>>1088637
Everyone tells me As I Lay Dying is a must-read. It's on my list.

>> No.1088668

>>1088645

Mishima died in 72' from the last major event of ritual seppuku but he created about 13 novels, a bunch of plays, a ton of short stories and essays that blow my mind. He was also an actor and an exhibitionist from post-war Japan, which was shocking at the time. His last work was a tetraology novel-set about a young man who watches his best friend die then get reincarnated in each novel. When I finished it, I didn't read any other books for eight months.

Nothing else seemed worthy.

>> No.1088671

>>1088668
Sounds unbelievable. Any titles you'd recommend?

>> No.1088674

"Hath mortal name fit appelation for this dazzling frame?"

Keats. From 'Lamia'. I may have misquoted.

>> No.1088678

>>1088671

Everything but here:

"Confessions of a Mask" is good if you want to understand the man.

"Temple of the Golden Pavilion" is good if you want to read the most popular of his books that emphasizes post-WWII feelings.

"Sound of Waves" is an example of just how mass-appealing he could be when he wanted to.

"Fobidden Colours" is one of his best novels.

"Spring Snow/Runaway Horses/Temple of Dawn/Decay of the Angel" is when you've prepared yourself.

>> No.1088686

>>1088678

I worded that intro badly.

What I meant was "here's a guide to some off the titles I can think of of the top of my head".

>> No.1088687

>>1088674
haha very nice. I like that. So who's your favorite author, amigo?

>> No.1088757

>>1088678
just looked up "Forbidden Colours". Looks really really good. It's definitely going on the "to read" list lol

>> No.1088837

...I guess everyone left?

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>>1088678

interesting primer.

I have been wanting to get back on Mishima for a while. i tried to read spring snow at about age 16 or so and only finished a third, but i knew i'd started too early. (i'm not a fag. that was 10 years ago). but your the first person to recommend leaving the tetraology for last. i recently dug up my copies of spring snow and runaway horses to give them another shot; maybe i should just put them aside. the other one that caught my eye was The Temple of the Golden Pavilion if thats a decent place to start.

wilde's sexy.

>> No.1088878

>>1088865
if I were a boy in Ireland in the late 1800s, I'd let him fuck me.

>> No.1088881

>>1088878
p.s.
1088888 get

>> No.1088883

>>1088687

I really couldn't tell you, man. My favourite book is STILL 'If On A Winter's Night A Traveller' by Calvino, and he may well be my favourite, but I'd need to think about it long and hard before saying.

Trying to think of other great chat-up lines now... let me go and watch '10 Things I Hate About You' to remember some of the ones I need.

>> No.1088885
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1088885

EITHER THE FURNITURE GOES OR I DOOOO!

>> No.1088886

>>1088883
lol
>>1088881
I'M SO CLOSE! 1088888 getttt!

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>>1088881

Is that really all that big of a deal on /lit/? It's a rather slow board.

Have some Brian Blessed.

>> No.1088890

>>1088885

god i was close! and i meant wallpaper!

>> No.1088893

>>1088887
i guess not, but it feels good still....and i've had a great day with post numbers..
lol

>> No.1088894

>>1088890
>>1088890
love that line