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[ranaeissance]

bookish asks

1: What book did you last finish? When was that?

2: What are you currently reading?

3: What book are you planning to read next?

4: What was the last book you added to your tbr?

5: Which book did you last re-read?

6: Which book was the last one you really, really loved?

7: What was/were the last book/books you bought?

8: Paperback or hardcover? Why?

9: YA, NA or Adult? Why?

10: Sci-Fi or fantasy? Why?

11: Classic or modern? Why?

12: Political memoirs or comedic memoirs?

13: Name a book with a really bad movie/tv adaption

14: Name a book where the movie/tv adaption actually was better than the original

15: What book changed your life?

16: If you could bring three books to a deserted island which would you bring and why?

17: If you owned a bookshop what would you call it?

18: Which character from a book is the most like you?

19: Which character from a book is the least like you?

20: Best summer read?

21: Best winter read?

22: Pro or anti e-readers? Why?

23: Bookdepository or Amazon?

24: Do you prefer to buy books online or in a bookshop?

25: If you could be a character from a book for just one day who would you be and why? (Bonus: any specific day in the story?)

26: If you could be a character from a book for their entire life who would you be and why?

27: If you could change one thing about mainstream literature what would you change? (i.e. more diversity, better writing, better plot etc.)

28: How many books have you read so far this year?

29: How do you sort your shelves? (i.e. by color, author, title etc.)

30: Who’s your favorite author?

31: Who’s your favorite contemporary author?

32: Who’s your favorite fantasy author?

33: Who’s your favorite Sci-Fi author?

34: List five OTPs

35: Name a book you consider to be terribly underrated

36: Name a book you consider to be terribly overrated

37: How many books are actually in your bookshelf/shelves right now?

38: What language do you (most often) read in?

39: Name one of your favorite childhood books

40: Name one of your favorite books from your teenage years

41: Do you own a library card? How often do you use it?

42: Which was the best book you had to read in school?

43: Are you the kind of person who reads several books at once or the kind of person who can only read one book at a time?

44: Do you like to listen to music when you read?

45: What is your favorite thing to eat when you read?

46: What is your favorite thing to drink when you read?

47: What do you do to get out of a reading slump?

48: Where is your favorite place to read?

49: When is your favorite time to read?

50: Why do you love to read?

[therepublicofletters]

I’ve been meaning to make a masterpost with a list of books and articles for people interested in the Italian Renaissance - so, behold!  These are taken mostly from my own bookshelf, syllabi of classes I’ve taken, and bibliographies I’ve compiled for papers I’ve written.  I’ve tried to provide a broader overview of the Renaissance with more general topics, and not to give books that are too incredibly specific and not relevant unless you’re working specifically in topic.  I’ve also tried  to find PDFs or links for anything that you can access online.

I hope this is useful for anyone who’s interested in this period, and I will always be happy to answer questions or try to provide sources for more specific topics!

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[swiss-mrs]

🌾🌻🍃more melanin aesthetics🍃🌻🌾

these are becoming my favorite things

[kvothes]

do u have any favourite poems about home/the idea of home?

admittedly, anon, the only one i could think of is homeward by tomas tranströmer:

A telephone call flowed out into the night and glittered in the countryside and suburbs. / Afterward I slept restlessly in the hotel bed. / I was like the needle of a compass carried by an orienteer who’s loping through the woods with / a bounding heart.

(trans. patty crane)

[tanyushenka]

Photography: Egypt. Alexandria. 1993.  Photographer:  Harry Gruyaert

[thefallenauthor-deactivated2023]

"Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us."

-William Golding; Lord of the Flies

[somerabbitholes]

Hi, any reading recommendations for political philosophy? I am studying International Relations and think political philosophy is very interesting to read more about :)

Ye

Hi, yes here you go. 

Justice by Michael Sandel - on justice, how we decide on the right thing to do, how laws and contracts work; the difference between what is fair and what is just; also has a ton of ethical and legal dilemmas; it’s a Harvard course that was published as a book, so  you should check out the course too. Also check his Liberalism and the Limits of Justice. 

A Theory of Justice by John Rawls - pretty much the starting point of modern social justice and our conceptions of it; mind you, it’s not the easiest read, but it’s not something you can ignore. Also check his Justice as Fairness and Political Liberalism

After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre: a communitarian take on major Enlightenment traditions in political philosophy: takes a look at how moral discourse takes place and why we have moral disagreements; necessary if you want to read a critique of the Enlightenment

The Machiavellian Moment by J.G.A Pocock & Richard Whatmore: a sort of historical look at the idea of a republic and its revival in classical terms by Machiavelli and generally in Renaissance Italy, then its revival and growth in Puritan England, and then its legacy in early American democracy

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt: how and why totalitarian regimes happen, through a look at Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia; not strictly about philosophy, but it’s interesting to read anyway

The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen: on why societies are unjust and what can be done to make them more fair; discusses the motivations to be just; also it’s easy to get into

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: I just have to recommend this; about why and how the state as an institution comes/came into existence, really really really important if you want to understand social contract; and you said you study international relations, so it’s definitely worth it. I won’t press you on reading original philosophy, it’s difficult to get into, but Leviathan is surprisingly easy to read

Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick: a libertarian argument in favour of a minimal state (him and Rawls are rivals, really); places rights at the very top of social and political organization; it’s an important book because the arguments he makes are tensions we deal with

The Calculus of Consent by James Buchanan & Gordon Tollock: how public choice works in a democracy, how decisions are made, how they might be flawed; an attempt basically to lay out what the ‘general will’ is and how we might arrive at it 

Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth Arrow: it’s a monograph on ethics, voting, and how individual choices and essentially social because they’re reflective of the values we hold important

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Joseph Schumpeter: why competition is necessary in politics and how it’s a major driver of change and innovation; takes a look at these systems of state and their relation to competition, and by extension their bearing on world political economy

The Moral Foundations of Politics by Ian Shapiro: a broad overview of all the philosophical traditions that drive modern politics; really great introduction to most of the traditions that matter and a sort of primer to start with the books I’ve mentioned above; also a course that was published as a book

I’ve tried to keep a diverse list in terms of where the arguments are on the political and philosophical spectrum. I hope it helps :)

[darkravenclaw]

let me tell you a secret. i was bored in literature online class today so i decided to take notes in this handwriting. now, after an hour of writing, it's stuck with me.

in 1 hour, mind you, in 1 hour i converted my handwriting.

[apricitystudies]

25.11.2020 // i just took a nap so good that i woke up thinking it was the next day (f.t. ‘the day of the locust’ and a second-hand 1987 copy of ‘all quiet on the western front’)

[jacopo-belbo]

[elucubrare]

#the last line of the poem isn’t “there will be no other end of the world” #the last line of the poem is “warsaw‚ 1944”

[saintvellum]

crisp pages of a new notebook, a stale cup of tea and some german (tap for full quality)

[marisatomay]

no more guilty pleasures we enjoy things because we like them

[rosyish]

I deserve a dark haired lover with soft eyes and a heart full of love

[coast-modern]

I've made a quiz so you can find out

What Abandoned Place Are You?

I've worked very hard on it, reblog and share what you got!

[meczupp]

Women Reading

[malnedott]

eyes in various paintings by simon vouet ✨

[ranaeissance]

“Eyes, look your last!

Arms, take your last embrace! And, lips, O you

The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss

A dateless bargain to engrossing death!”

– Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

[xsavages]

“The absence of pain led to an absence of fear, and the absence of fear led to a disregard for consequence.”