>start reading Fagles The Iliad
>introduction goes on for more than fifty pages
What the fuck? Am I really expected to read this?
Start reading Fagles The Iliad
Eli Gray
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Tyler Jones
never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never read the introductions to books. they usually spoil all of it anyway. read that shit last.
Samuel Hughes
They're helpful if you have no context as to what you're reading and you don't care about spoilers. The first time I read Finnegans Wake I wouldn't have enjoyed it at all if I skipped the intro. That's probably a special case, but still... It's the fucking Iliad. Everyone knows the story.
If you're not enjoying the intro, and it's not elucidating anything, skip it. Plain and simple.
Cameron Reyes
No, but it's fun
Jose Sanchez
Read the introduction afterwards.
Sebastian Edwards
>spoilers
>thinks the Iliad is ベルセルク
Bentley Miller
>caring about spoilers for a text as old as The Iliad
Plus, intros are usually arranged so you can skim it for whatever info might matter to you. If you're concerned about the translation, then read whatever section talks about translation concerns; if you want his take on the characters and plot and the story's context and influence, then read that section.
If none of that shit matters to you, then don't read it.
Joshua Martin
>spoiling the iliad
ayy
Jason Sullivan
mfw when there's a foreward, preface, introduction, and acknowledgements
and each is at least 20 pages
Justin Myers
I enjoyed the introduction, it gives a nice little discussion on whether the Iliad is a single text or compiled from many different tales. It's a shame that I can't remember much of it now.
Fagles' acknowledgements can be safely ignored.
Blake Harris
Which edition are we talking here?
Charles Cooper
do they have different intros?
rustic helmet masterrace here, and the intro was great
Julian Hughes
>startred reading the Anatomy of Melancholy
>introduction is 100 pages and still not over
Blake King
Knox writes great intros you fag
Mason Parker
What? No way!
Charles Reyes
>start reading Joyces Ulysses
>introduction goes on for more than eighty pages
What the fuck? Am I really expected to read this?
Anthony Thomas
Personally I find introductions, commentary on obscure elements &c. fascinating.
Parker Campbell
Longest intro I've personally read is a volume of Kropotkin, shit was like 130 pages iirc.
Xavier Morris
>the introduction is longer than the actual text itself
Ethan Lewis
>fagles
hahahaha
Joseph Long
you don't HAVE TO do anything. read the iliad, then the intro, then simone weil's poem of force
Sebastian Long
>I actually recognized that despite never studying any kana
Adrian Sullivan
same for penguin's count of monte cristo
Ryder Sullivan
Fucking retard advice. The introduction for any of book of significant literary merit is often written by someone who has more knowledge about the book than you, and wants to share something with you because they think it'll help you appreciate the book to its fullest.
About 60% of the time they're successful, but you can also usually tell very quickly if an intro is not going to be worth your time. You should read the beginning of the intro to judge for yourself if it seems like non-trash, because it is very rewarding when the intro is good
Wyatt Richardson
It's more rewarding to form your own opinions of things rather than have them colored by a lengthy introduction.
Cooper Nelson
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