EPTWhat Are You Reading 2013 - Page 164
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Shiragaku
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sam!zdat
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IgnE
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porkRaven
United States953 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZKBnCpD5L._SY344_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515LRzo5rmL._SY344_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eHH%2BJ0cTL._SY344_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Ham on Rye was the best of them for sure and Women got a tad tiresome near the end. I think I'll be moving on to the rest of his novels then on to poetry of his. | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
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sam!zdat
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frogrubdown
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On December 26 2013 08:34 dmnum wrote: I have a question: Which translation of plato? I'm going to get an english one because the brazilians suck. Should I get the Hackett edition with the complete works or buy them individually(I plan to read everything eventually)? Not a Plato scholar, but I've been told the Cooper and Hutchinson (eds.) is better than most. That's the one I used. On December 26 2013 08:41 sam!zdat wrote: for republic I recommend cdc reeve but idk about the others His translation with Grube is used for the Republic in the collected works. | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
On December 26 2013 08:41 frogrubdown wrote: Not a Plato scholar, but I've been told the Cooper and Hutchinson (eds.) is better than most. That's the one I used. Yeah that's the Hackett edition, from what I read(amazon/good reads) it's the best one if you want a complete version, so I'll probably end up buying that one. Sucks that only Plato's main works have decent translations that are available here in Brazil, but atleast I'll improve my english. | ||
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sam!zdat
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dmnum
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sam!zdat
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frogrubdown
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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dmnum
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
I've worked out a rotation, so that I read one book in one series, then one in the next, then one in the next, and then reset the cycle. I'm on my 2nd rotation now, and doing it this way really highlights the differences between each author and reminds me how diverse good writing can be. All three series are fantastic in different ways, and I suppose this applies to all authors, everywhere. Also, it's just really fun to revisit old friends. I've only recently realized the importance and joy of re-reading; previously I considered it a waste of time. Now I know there are such riches to be mined when you go through a text multiple times. | ||
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pedrlz
Brazil5234 Posts
I definitely got overhyped about the book. Probably gonna start the Book of Disquiet or Invisible Cities. | ||
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Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 Posts
On December 29 2013 14:19 zulu_nation8 wrote: Does anyone have an opinion on Harold Bloom or James Wood? What are some other literary/cultural critics worth reading? I have a fairly low opinion of Bloom, I've not really encountered Wood, but I gather it's just the same dull aesthetic appreciationism lacking in any depth or open-mindedness. Bloom's most famous work on the western canon was written from the premise that because there is so much literature out there we need an reified canon or list to enable us to make sure we read quality literature during our short amount of time on this Earth - so he writes his own list of works that we should all read. An interesting premise, however it lacks attention to how people really find out about and find worth in the literature they read, that is, by getting recommendations from their friends for example. What was it you actually wanted to read and learn? Is there a particular period you are interested in, or an author or movement? Did you want to learn about theory and ways in which people attempt to understand how literature works? IMO if you stick with Bloom and Wood you'll just end up reading their own justification of what they think is good from their own positions, rather than something that is engaged with finding out how things work. | ||
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farvacola
United States18869 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
Without having read most of the people Bloom devotes time to, I can't identify with his objective view of aesthetic value, and the Pindaric tradition of agon apparently all great literary creation comes from, though Nietzsche talks about this. I like his aristocratic conception of art, which is shared by Jacques Barzun. I also like his prose better than Wood's. There's no specific purpose to my reading, I'm just trying to go through as many American intellectuals as I can from the mid to late 20th century, whether they be literary or cultural critics. I find their writing refreshing after having spent too much time reading 20th century European "intellectuals." If any of you can recommend some others I'd greatly appreciate it. | ||
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