/lit/ - Literature

>>13175565
>>you read any form of genre fiction
i only read nonfiction
>>you barely know your classics
i dont give a shit about "muh classics" or "muh canon," it means nothing to me
>>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
what? i dont understand this sentence
>>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
no
>>you speak a single language
only english
>>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
i dont read either, period
>>you read for the plot
hell no. plotfags are brainlets of the highest order
>>you read for entertainment
nope. reading for entertainment is reading incorrectly
>>you rarely read nonfiction
see #1
>>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
i am easily the most philosophically minded person on this board
>>you do not at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
i couldnt care less about muh greeks, they mean nothing to me
>>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
my "cultural horizon" is american, and american literature is overwhelmingly garbage
>>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon (muh african authors)
see above. i have an impeccable understanding of american literature
>>you mostly read contemporary literature
laughable
>>you believe 'the author is dead'
barthes was literlly right. sorry bud
>>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
i am beyond ideology
>>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
not at all. i love it
>>your rarely read poetry
i couldnt care less about poetry. it means nothing to me.
>>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
absolutely
>>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
not in the slighest. i can explain my literary preferences quite astutely
>>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
see above
>>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
opinions besides my own mean absolutley nothing to me
>>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight
i read 4chan for about 14 hours a day

>starving is bad
is this abstract to you, dummy?