I'm first year uni doing English Lit, I'm considering doing further study after my degree.
Yes, I am one at the moment.
No but I studied English Literature at universtity.
No.
I'm first year uni doing English Lit, I'm considering doing further study after my degree.
I was graduated a few months ago, but want to continue my studies. To be a good reader of literature, i think you have to know it academically. by acamdemically i do not mean to study english literature at the university, but following the way.
Art is a lie that leads to the truth.
--Picasso
I'm an English/History major, and I guess that had I not studied English at Uni I would probably not have known as much or understood as much. I think university has the advantage of providing teachers who can show you new things and explain ideas. And university libraries are also really good for finding scholarly material. I think one of the best ways to stimulate thought is reading what other people have said about books.
But, if you don't have access to any of this, then I think the best advice is to look around for critical material, read as widely as possible, even the obscure stuff, and try and find like-minded people to talk to about the books you're reading.
Most of my literature reading was done before entering university; although I began as a Comp Lit major, changed to Modern History, and ended up majoring in Philosophy, the literary background was invaluable to understanding all of the humanities courses, and reading literature was a constant enjoyment. The more great works you read, the more perspectives you meet, and the better (hopefully) you write.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
yes..i am a literature student..i love it n i study it at my school..and in two years time i will appear for my GCE EXAM..i love reading books and books are my passion..!
My B.A. and M.A. are in English, but I'm planning on starting law school next year.
"A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness." -- Jean Genet
No, I don't study literature.
Čłowjek je dwójny, te sam sebi. Tysacy słowow sym ka paćerki stykał na swoje lĕta a na kóncu spóznał, zo ani jednoho słowa njeje, kotre by jeho w ćĕle a dui we wej wĕrnosći wĕrnje pomjenowało.
Oh, finally someone sees the light!Originally Posted by EricP
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.
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You're not alone, I work in Finance and am studying accountancy part time.
Suicide carried off many. Drink and the devil took care of the rest. - R L Stevenson
Currently Reading: Dead Souls - Gogol
Nope, I have taken a couple of English Lit classes at university but I am a History major. Yes, I would still read if my only motivation was enjoyment.
Hello,
yes I am an English literature student. I study in a college. I am a final year studen. this year we are studying modern literature.
I am in a different category: I am a literature teacher.
I'm a second year student studying English translation, not literature.
I think that sometimes studying literature takes the pleasure from reading. I'll rather read books for my own fun without over-analysing them.
Little Lotte thought of everything and nothing. Her hair was golden as the sun's rays and her soul as clear and blue as her eyes.
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
At what level?
You're going to have to analyze pretty deeply to translate though.
Yes, and can the study of literature really take away the pleasure of it, or does it merely add to its enjoyment? To me the common idea that studying something takes away the pleasure just doesn't fit.
Does the chef not eat better due to his knowledge of food?
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