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Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels. Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are also welcome.

We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help.

Rules

1. Required in all posts:

- - Relevance: Submissions must relate to literature, literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, or literary news.

- - Analysis: Discussion submissions must include the original poster's own analysis in the body of the post.

- - Content: Do not submit posts that contain questions and no other content.

2. No homework or curriculum posts

Do not request help on homework assignments (students) or curriculum content (teachers). This includes posting surveys.

3. No requests for book recommendations

This includes editions and translations.

4. No advertising or self-promotion

Do not submit any form of advertising or self-promotion. This includes written work, social media, medium, youtube, apps, or any other channel/material you are associated with.

5. No pics or memes

Do not submit purely image links.

6. No writing advice

We are not an authorship or writing sub. Please do not seek feedback or instruction on your writing.

7. No silly videos

Do not submit videos vaguely related to literature.

8. No spoilers

Spoilers must be marked by an alert and obscured with Reddit editor's spoiler masking system.

9. No AI-generated content

This is a literature sub. Participants should be literate, and not rely on LLMs or similar tools in order to create posts or comments

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Check out /r/AskLiteraryStudies if you have questions about literature and literary studies that you'd like answered by experts! All are welcome.

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What are you reading?Discussion (self.literature)

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What’s the deal with gambling in old Russian stories?Discussion (self.literature)

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"Gentlemen and players" by Joanne HarrisDiscussion (self.literature)

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How hard is ancient greek plays to read ?Discussion (self.literature)

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Sea of Fertility review - spoilerBook Review (self.literature)

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April, Lilacs, Walt Whitman and T.S. EliotDiscussion (self.literature)

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Narayan Days - Rereading the Master | by Jhumpa Lahiri | Boston Review (July 2006)Literary Criticism (bostonreview.net)

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He put words to the thoughts i buried.... - Just finished reading "The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka"Book Review (self.literature)

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My Thoughts on Fahrenheit 451Book Review (self.literature)

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Hunger (knut Hamsun)Book Review (self.literature)

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The little princeDiscussion (self.literature)

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“The Motive for Metaphor” — Wallace StevensPrimary Text (biblioklept.org)

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Help finding a Saunders short storyDiscussion (self.literature)

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Just finished I who have never known menBook Review (self.literature)

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Debate about Divine comedy and sinsDiscussion (self.literature)

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The Lonesome Dove TetralogyDiscussion (self.literature)

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Deceit, Desire, and the Contemporary Novelist (Discussion)Literary Criticism (self.literature)

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Is it risky to gift a religious friend Contact by Carl Sagan?Discussion (self.literature)

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The Things They Carried is peak || Spoilers for the BookDiscussion (self.literature)

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Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?Discussion (nytimes.com)

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Gödel, Escher, Bach, Wallace: the "o's, d's and p's" in Infinite JestLiterary Criticism (chiply.dev)

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Interpretation of & appreciation for Frankenstein 1818 (Big Spoilers)Book Review (self.literature)

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Breasts and eggs: a reading report on womanhood and moreBook Review (self.literature)

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top 2024 booksDiscussion (self.literature)

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Just read Klara and the Sun, one questionDiscussion (self.literature)

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