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Did literature studies may improve my writing? Anonymous 05/11/19 (Sat) 00:26:05 No.16196

I've been reading intensively for almost three years and during the last months I've taken advantage of being unemployed for writing some poems and short stories. In September I plan to follow literature courses at the unit next to my apartment, but I already feel tired of start off again the study routine (stressful exams, irritating classmates, boring professors) although the content of most of the courses really interesting me. The diploma itself has no significant value for me since I already have an engineer's degree, all I want is to perfect my writing in order to get published some day.

What would you do /lit?

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Anonymous 05/11/19 (Sat) 00:41:24 No.16197

>>16196

>Did literature studies may improve my writing?

Joking aside, I don't think there's a way to tell if your writing has improved other than posting your samples over time. You can read examples of good writing, but ultimately the creativity in designing the scenarios, building the world and enticing characters isn't something that is simply taught without training.

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Anonymous 05/12/19 (Sun) 06:20:25 No.16202

>>16196

Reading, analyzing styles, and doing. Wasting money on literature courses is dumb to some extent. Finding people that know their shit can help to discuss things with, however.

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Anonymous 05/12/19 (Sun) 08:51:23 No.16204

>>16196

Learning english may improve your writing

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Anonymous 05/15/19 (Wed) 03:34:13 No.16219

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I agree with reading, analyzing styles, and doing. Wasting money on literature courses is dumb to some extent.

Although reasonably well-read and wanting to write the "great novel" of our times, I was given the book The Western Canon by a friend. Yeah, I know Harold Bloom may not be particularly loved by some, but through reading the book I gained enormous respect for his views.

The chapters of this book start with Chaucer and work their way through the iconic authors of Western literature and with each Bloom discusses why the works form part of the canon of great literature. His analysis is structured around his theory of imagination: why characters live in a reader's mind, how an author's expression creates an imaginary world, the historical significance of writings (ie zeitgeist), etc.

It took me three years to read this book as I read dozens of the works he was discussing along the way, and in all it gave me in my opinion, an infinitely richer understanding and appreciation of literature beyond what I could possibly have gained from any undergrad course.

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Anonymous 05/15/19 (Wed) 08:46:07 No.16221

>>16204

I mainly write in my mother tongue, namely French; rather learning Latin to gain a better understanding of the language

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Anonymous 05/15/19 (Wed) 09:03:14 No.16222

>>16202

The university is almost free in my country, my personal dilemma is more about keeping learning by myself (which I actually do quite well) or comply with a certain type of education, which may improve my writing but also imply some pernicious effects, like orienting my style to a common standard

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Anonymous 05/15/19 (Wed) 09:13:19 No.16223

>>16219

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll take a look at it after finishing Morphology of the Folktale by V. Propp, a rather difficult but rewarding reading.

https://monoskop.org/images/f/f3/Propp_Vladimir_Morphology_of_the_Folktale_2nd_ed.pdf

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