/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14660795]

Is there such a thing as reading too much?

[Anonymous No.14660796]

>>14660795
Don Quixote and Madame Bovary went mad from reading too many romances.

[Anonymous No.14660800]

>>14660796
I thought the emphasis there was on Romances rather than the reading itself, but I'm not sure..

[Anonymous No.14660801]

>>14660796
>book character goes mad from reading too many books
>reader experiences a kind of reciprocal madness after reading too many books about characters going mad from too much reading
layers

[Anonymous No.14660816]

>>14660800
Excellent point. Both Cervantes and Flaubert thought Romances from the middle ages were bad for the brain but I think this can be applied to literature as a whole, in big doses.
>>14660801
>bruh... life is like a circle

[Anonymous No.14660825]

>>14660816
But Romances from the Middle Ages were a bit like genre fiction today, weren't they? Is there such a thing as reading too much holistic/informative material?

[Anonymous No.14660851]

>>14660825
Depends. Some were considered national Epics like La Chanson de Roland that describes Roland kicking ass in Spain. Others like the ones on King Arthur, weakened morality by making love affairs hot (Queen Gunievere and Lancelot made King Arthur a cuck). For the second question, imo, yes. A human brain can't retain that many facts or info unless you are a savant who can absorb info like a sponge but never do anything with it besides regurgitate it.

[Anonymous No.14662353]

>>14660851
Arthur's patience, forbearance, general competence and courage were more likely models. L & G's 20 year guilt-ridden romance was entirely on them, cracks in their otherwise worthy characters.
>in b4 cracks on crack(s)

[Anonymous No.14662363]

schizophrenia is a real possibility if you dont cross the abyss successfully