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Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:29:49 2019 No.12826684 [Reply] [Original]

How do i learn to be a good judge of literature? Like, if someone asks me why i like Blood Meridian i'll answer "uuhhh like, the prose was very good y'know and like the Judge was pretty cool and the descriptions were nice i guess". I can't form a coherent reason on why i like it. I wanna learn how to be an incisive critic, specifying exactly what techniques, and why they're good, that makes certain works of literature, good books. What books should i read?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:32:02 2019 No.12826696 >>12826684 Grow a personality and form honest opinions based on the effect works of writing have on you. Quit shitposting on a taiwanese basket weaving forum.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:33:58 2019 No.12826710 >>12826696 this is the equivalent to saying "just bee yourself duude". be specific, anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:35:32 2019 No.12826718 File: 99 KB, 828x685, FF9FD0F7-7F6D-438B-8BE4-A18CCAB6444A.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] It comes with experience and a frame of reference

Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:35:36 2019 No.12826719

>>12826696
Sometimes reading theory helps clarify thoughts that were rolling around in your mind like the ball of a puzzle maze, waiting to be slotted. Reading "Sculpting in Time" gave me a much clearer understanding of why I hated that movie "Prince of Tides" so intensely.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:41:06 2019 No.12826751 >>12826718 >It comes with experience Please elaborate. >frame of reference Like what?

Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:46:08 2019 No.12826780

>>12826710
>>12826719
Read books that are recommended by well-regarded programs, such as ones from academic institutions or even online sources. Those works will be able to give you enough context and foundation for understanding and comparatively analyzing things like plot, style, character development, etc. It won't come quickly. Spend time with it and be as specific as possible. Break down style into individual words and sentences if you have to. Why did the author choose one word over another? Where does the structure of this sentence lead the reader? Why is this encounter that the character has significant to the development of this character? What does it tell the reader? How does it contribute to the plot as a whole? After a while, it gets easier, and you'll do it more naturally.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 22:46:16 2019 No.12826781 Read philosophy and then understand the metaphysical world that the author argues in novels

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 23:06:09 2019 No.12826900 >>12826781 How can i BTFO Harry Potter by understanding the metaphysical world J.K Rowling was trying to convey?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 25 23:07:09 2019 No.12826917 >>12826751 Like reading more, retard And doing analysis Go look how lit classes are at top tier unis

Anonymous Mon Mar 25 23:08:30 2019 No.12826925

>>12826917
>Like reading more, retard
Reading what? Which books?
>And doing analysis
Define analysis or how to do it. Are there any books on the subject?
>Go look how lit classes are at top tier unis
How to do that if i'm not from a top tier uni? Also, aren't unis just teaching feminism or marxism or whatever? Do they even do analysis?

Anonymous Tue Mar 26 00:11:21 2019 No.12827210

>>12826925
Like literally any books dude, opinions come naturally the more you take in a certain medium, also plenty of universities offer lectures on books for free on YouTube, and if you aren't being ironic about that feminism/marxism comment I suggest taking a break from 4chan for a while

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 00:23:42 2019 No.12827240 >how do I communicate my opinions?

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 00:27:11 2019 No.12827245 >>12826684 Read a lot. Then, read more.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 08:20:41 2019 No.12828562 >>12827240 it's about how to form well thought out opinions in the first place

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 08:24:46 2019 No.12828576 >>12826684 Learn to bullshit, a lot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 08:25:59 2019 No.12828578 >>12826684 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7409/7409-h/7409-h.htm >>12826696 imagine "growing a personality" because 4channel told you to

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 08:28:53 2019 No.12828585 >>12828578 Poposter on the loose. Give me the fucking noose.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 10:14:56 2019 No.12828915 >>12828578 Imagine not having one and coming here for advice in the first place

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 10:15:58 2019 No.12828919 Just read Gravity's Rainbow 5 times...

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 10:17:27 2019 No.12828923 >>12828915 >not having one sounds based and classicistpilled

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 10:18:35 2019 No.12828928 >>12828923 Fine, I take back my last statement. OP may have one, but that doesn't mean they can't still seek to grow it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 11:45:17 2019 No.12829283 Take some creative writing/literature courses at a university.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 26 17:02:14 2019 No.12830810 >>12829283 Why?

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