What does it mean to be "well read"?

[Anonymous No.21906294]

At one time I suppose it would have included knowledge of the Greek and Latin classics in their own languages. But what about today's /lit/erati? Is /lit/ well read, and if so, how well read is /lit/?

[Anonymous No.21906297]

>>21906294
The western canon in general and knowing how tp read in at least 2 languages pther than your own

[Anonymous No.21907510]

>>21906294
Reading thr Western Canon in the original tongues

[Anonymous No.21907685]

>>21906294
>Greek and Latin
forget it
try classical chinese or sanskrit instead, maybe arabic

[Anonymous No.21907700]

>>21907685
Maybe if you're Chinese or Indian or Arab or whatever.
We're assuming we're all Caucasian people from Europe or at least Amerimutts with European herritage.

[Anonymous No.21907939]

>>21907685
I am looking into learning Pali...

[Anonymous No.21908063]

>>21906294
>Is /lit/ well read, and if so, how well read is /lit/?
Considering /lit/ leans so much towards Modernism and its reiterations, it'd have to be knowing English, French, and German, being widely read in at least one of them and familiar with the 20th classics in every one of them. In short, to be ein guter Europäer, but without the basis of a classical education

[Anonymous No.21908138]

>>21906294
The more you read, the more books will enter your world that you want to read but still haven't.

[Anonymous No.21908142]

Like a steak that's well done. Overcooked and a waste of life.

[Anonymous No.21908149]

>>21906294
I personally believe that "well-read" means that a person reads a broad spectrum of books. Quantity over quality.

[Anonymous No.21908175]

>>21906294
read Plato and the Greek myths, especially the Orphic writings. That's almost all you need.

[Anonymous No.21908398]

Western Canon desu

[Anonymous No.21908418]

>>21908149
>Why yes, I do consider myself "well-read," as I've read hundreds of Warhammer 40k novels on a variety of topics.

[Anonymous No.21908584]

Read two books and be able to half ass summarize them and most people will call you well read because they don't read at all.

[Anonymous No.21909267]

>>21907685
yes if you live in that part of the world
whites should focus on european

[Anonymous No.21909270]

How do I stop being a passive reader?

[Anonymous No.21909275]

>>21909270
start fucking your books before you read them. literally every one of my books, and I own hundreds, have at LEAST one load of my dried cum inside their pages.

[Anonymous No.21909280]

>>21909275
I am transgender and so I don't produce semen anymore

[Anonymous No.21909300]

>>21909280
come on anon, even women can jizz these days. step your game up. order some hammerhead shark semen from Romania and start taking it with a daily 11 oz ribeye and you will be back to shooting goo before you know it.

[Anonymous No.21909306]

>>21909280
What made you follow this path anon

[Anonymous No.21909331]

>>21906294
Well read means not just having read a wide span of literature but to have actually tead them well and put thought into each one, not just goingbthrough a checklist. It does need to be a large and varied library but you need to actually have beyond surface level understanding, not just enough to impress others without any.
I think French has lost the prestige it once commanded and is just there as a milestone in the progression of the western canon. Everyone knows it's contributions but every other lang's lit seems more fashionable or 'relevant'. It and other languages both made major contributions but the modern reader is more likely to need a comprehension for the more niche texts likely in German, Greek or even Italian (Greek is still underestimated in the zeitgeist outside Plato and Homer despite its understood importance just because it mainly pertains to one location and the classucal antuquity). Latin is perfectly rated and equally essential if not more considering its longer history throughout the middle ages. An education in the classics is the most important compared to knowing modern langs outside specialization.

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[Anonymous No.21910163]

I thought about learning Ancient Greek, but I decided that time is better spent just reading in English. I have so many things I want to do, I don't have the time. I wish I wasn't a wagie.

[Anonymous No.21910205]

>>21906294

Being able to quote Bible verses verbatim.

[Anonymous No.21910366]

>>21906294
just read bro wagmi
ur well read when ur well read

[Anonymous No.21910376]

>>21910163
Even unwaged, there's too much to learn and not enough time. I've never had a full time job in my life and people think I'm really smart, the reality is I've had more time than they have and applied it to learning. I'm actually kinda stupid.

[Anonymous No.21910435]

>>21906294
You need two writers:

-Plato
-Gemistos Plethons writing on why Plato is better than Aristotle and Aristotle is worthless

[Anonymous No.21910439]

>>21910205
Even inbred trailer trash from the Bible Belt can do that.

[Anonymous No.21910593]

>>21910376
yea i was unwaged for a while and even then there wasn't enough time. this is why it's so important to start young.

[Anonymous No.21912069]

>>21906294
Reading list for the true scholar.

1. An introduction to Confucianism by Xinzhong Yao
2. Great Learning
3. Doctrine of the Mean
4. Analects
5. Mencius
6. Classic of Poetry
7. Book of Documents
8. Book of Rites
9. Book of Changes
10. Spring and Autumn Annals

While you are reading these books, study classical Chinese until you can read the classics in their original form. You can get all the books on the internet if you look long enough and you can study classical Chinese on the internet. In your free time, besides studying the classics, practice calligraphy, poetry, painting, music, and the board game Go. Good luck.