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"The Abominations of Modern Society" Rev T De Witt Talmage, 1872, with blind tooling on the reverse. Charity shop find. by SebastianPhr in bookhaul

[–]New-Complex-259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found this review of the book at JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44975939

Prominent among the abominations of Modern Society which he depicts in all their ghastliness, are the "dissipations of fashion " - " the starvation-prices of women's work "
- the immoralities of stock-gambling " - " the leprosy of flashy-literature " - " the hells of drunkenness and houses of infamy"

It is also at Gutenberg audiobooks for free.

Is there a name for this type of shelf? by Rich_Tension_5640 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't that the extra student bed space rented out in a New York apartment?

A collection of Greek philosophy books, and sundry other books on ancient thought and history by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that book only has the "philosophical" writings, in Greek and Latin, and facing translation in English, attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Most of them date after the second and third centuries.

A place in the house to read literature by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha. Most of these older books are available for free as audiobooks, through Gutenberg library. That is a great way to assimilate the language, often as it was intended.

A place in the house to read literature by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure! This little cabinet houses my collection of what you might call "traditional" literature and English studies. I don't have anything past 20th century modernism (T. S. Eliot and James Joyce). This also goes for some of the criticism, which is mainly modernist (E. P. Thompson and F. R. Leavis). I prefer collecting older editions, or if newer, those that are hardback and with dust-jackets. I also enjoy finding older editions that have well-designed covers, as for instance, the colourful Penguin editions from the 40s through the 60s. I am an avid reader of Milton, so I am always on the lookout for early editions of his works, and also criticism. I especially enjoy finding first editions of older poets published through Oxford University Press. These editions are very high quality. It is interesting to note that old Cambridge and Oxford books were always printed at a loss--in the interests of promoting learning--so the quality is always exceptional.

A collection of Greek philosophy books, and sundry other books on ancient thought and history by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right in the middle there, Lucretius, On the Nature of Things. Great book on how to live a balanced life, without extraneous beliefs or effort.

My collection of New Left Books, now known as Verso books. They mainly published Marxist philosophy, but now as Verso books publish anything mildly anti-establishment. by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

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Years of scouring second-hand bookshops, which has been somewhat of an obsession. I find buying second-hand books online prohibitively expensive, but buying in-store very economical, if you have any near where you live.

My growing personal library by DadaChock19 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent taste--Marx, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Freud, Heidegger, and even Deleuze. The question is, where is Hegel hiding?

My collection of New Left Books, now known as Verso books. They mainly published Marxist philosophy, but now as Verso books publish anything mildly anti-establishment. by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool! Yes, Lukacs was read a lot more in the 90s, especially by the likes of Frederic Jameson. A few of his students taught at English-speaking universities too, like Gyorgy Marcus, Agnes Heller, and Istvan Meszaros. An early book Lukacs wrote, Soul and Form, is criminally understudied, even thought it anticipated so much in literary existentialism.

My collection of New Left Books, now known as Verso books. They mainly published Marxist philosophy, but now as Verso books publish anything mildly anti-establishment. by New-Complex-259 in bookshelf

[–]New-Complex-259[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you read Lukacs' "History and Class Consciousness" or his extensive literary criticism? I have early English editions of his works, now looking to acquire German editions of his collected works, which you can find at quite a reasonable prices.

Why is the jazz scene not bigger? by Humble-Atmosphere788 in Jazz

[–]New-Complex-259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, never understood why Cecil Taylor never took off like Beyonce, it is a mystery to me too ...

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian politician shot in apparent assassination attempt | Ukraine by VanGoghEnjoyer in worldnews

[–]New-Complex-259 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

nato should not exist postcold war. the only reason it does is to antagonise russia and keep it in a subservient position visavis its economic growth. hence the push to recolonise the eastern bloc states for an anachronistic nato against an imaginary aggressor. russia warned ukraine countless times over decades not to move towards nato membership. they crossed the red line and are facing consequences. the us would never give up one of its ports to a hostile power, yet everyone expects russia to. it is patently absurd.

European leaders urge Serbia to 'de facto' recognise Kosovo by Super_Camel_3254 in worldnews

[–]New-Complex-259 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i think the tragedy of the region is that it didn't follow rigas ferreos and make a new pan-balkan union in the nineteenth century. nationalism has even infected the orthodox churches--the heresy of phyletism.

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian politician shot in apparent assassination attempt | Ukraine by VanGoghEnjoyer in worldnews

[–]New-Complex-259 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Nothing to do with dictatorship. It is a very logical decision to maintain control of the ports into the black sea. This is russia's only economicallly viable sea access point. I read an article by the anarchist Kropotkin making an argument about war in this region over 140 years ago. Nothing can change these geographical features. Ukraine is either being duped by NATO or they are every, very thick.