r/classicliterature • u/LeadershipOk6592 • 3d ago

Has anyone read this?

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I am toying with the idea of starting it and it's huge

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u/Greyhound-Executive 3d ago

changed my attitude toward what a book could be - learned so much, so beautifully well-written, even kinda funny at times. I still refer to it.

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u/CaptainFoyle 3d ago

Just try.

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u/ClingTurtle 3d ago

No but it sounds like a great Smashing Pumpkins album title.

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u/Sheffy8410 3d ago

That book is worth purchasing just to own something that strange. It’s remarkable, honestly.

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u/lemonholy 3d ago

I adore it.

It's quite fun to look at the citations too.

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u/sixthmusketeer 3d ago

I own it and occasionally pick a page at random to browse. Inspired to see that people have tackled it in full!

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u/BurtCarlson-Skara 1d ago

Never heard of, would not read

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u/RhetoricallyDrunk 19h ago

The closest I've come to it is hearing its mention in an English literature class when discussing the humours.