Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:

Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:

>you read any form of genre fiction
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you don't have at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight

Oops, forgot one:
>you post threads like this

Hes right you know

do audiobooks count

Who are the three tragedians?

I scored an 11, and I'll never leave faggot.

no fuck you go jerk off to your 2000 year old books that are borderline babble away from lit

neo Veeky Forums 2017

>novalis will never be your qt bf
why live

>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon

Can I blame my public education on this? I cannot stand Finnish literature.

>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon

Enlighten us on subsaharan literature oh great patrician oracle.

Also, while you forgot to mention the Jews, your thread is still /pol/ tier

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides.

Why not just say you want to be alone, OP? It's simpler to be honest.

So you only want plebs? Why?

>I am a pretentious bore that finds it difficult to make and maintain friendships

What a loser.

i only read the finest french translations of stephen king books

SPURDDO SPAADE

just give up geddit

internet ass bitch

rekt

>all these smallbrains trying to defend themselves even though OP was right

>you read for entertainment
You should try to be less obvious.

>you read for entertainment

this is what tipped you off? And not perhaps:

>Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:

how slow are you?

Why is this pasta always accompanied by Novalis?

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because that is what accompanied it the first time it was posted (I believe by the /mu/ & Veeky Forums trip Tallis)

What if I've watched a live version of a contemporary set Shakespeare?

>if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
Why would anybody like a work that isn't justified on an artistic level?
You're a brainlet if you like something, but just write it off as a guilty pleasure instead of actually defending your taste.

>you read any form of genre fiction
Not as a matter of course, but I have read genre fiction in the past, and will occasionally read genre fiction in the future I am sure. I certainly don't seek it out, though.
>you barely know your classics
I have a middling knowledge, that I'm continually trying to enhance.
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
Well, sure, but I'm a snob too, so that fits.
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
Nope.
>you speak a single language
English, German, some tiny bits of Spanish and Latin.
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
Not even sure what this means; the works are in English, I'm not reading translations. On Shakespeare, I read various different versions of the plays (some from the first folio, some from the quattro)
>you read for the plot
Depends on the book. Not always, but sometimes I guess.
>you read for entertainment
Define entertainment.
>you rarely read nonfiction
I read probably an even mix of fiction, history, biography, and poetry.
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
I'm OK here, not great, but not awful.
>you don't have at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
No issues.
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
I mean... I have a much greater understanding of English and American literature than I do of Chinese or African literature, but I have read works from several different countries (though largely in translation)
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
I feel pretty good here.
>you mostly read contemporary literature
I read a mix of both.
>you believe 'the author is dead'
That's a stupid sentiment.
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
I'm not a strict ideologue, but all analysis requires at least some ideological basis.
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
Nope. I love Updike, for instance.
>your rarely read poetry
As I said above, I read a good deal of it.
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
No, they're useful. I think diagramming stressed and unstressed syllables is stupid though.
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
Nope.
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
You'll have to ask others about that. I think I'm alright; others may disagree.
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
I keep my own counsel, while reading the criticism of others as well.
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight
I have long reading sessions usually at least a few times a week


So... you tell me OP. Should I leave?

I saw a version of a Midsummer Nights Dream done with none of the original lines altered, the stage and costumes were just set in the 50's. It was pretty cool.

>all these fags unironically responding to pasta
can anyone recommend me so chrome plugin to block websites so i can stop myself from coming to this retarded hellhole

ebin lidderature :DD

Beautiful. Now, how long do you think that will last with a muslim majority in Stockholm and why are you still a faggot counter-signaling white nationalism?