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"Sade writes like the Ayn Rand of sexual violence." insane burn. jawdropping. i'd kill myself

"Rousseau is one of those artistes who rapturously extols the ennobling effect of manual labor, which he has never done, and is not offering to do."

no mention of diderot's softcore nun porn... sad

"To read Clarissa requires the patience God gave a sea sponge"

"[Samuel] Richardson was the opposite of a man's man. All his life, he preferred the company of women and the manners of women; he sincerely believed they were morally superior to men. Women loved Richardson back ... This love was platonic, but Richardson didn't mind..."

would estrogen have saved him. would estrogen have saved him

"It is hard not to enjoy Crusoe's steady mastery of his island" DOUBT! X TO DOUBT! IT WASN'T HARD AT ALL!

"The difference between Corneille and Racine is that Corneille came first and Racine is also a town in Wisconsin."

WISCONSIN MENTIONED!

"Harold Bloom has called [Aphra] Behn a 'fourth-rate playwright.' This is very unfair: Aphra Behn is a second-rate playwright. Also way cooler than Harold Bloom."

"It's hard to escape the conclusion that Shakespeare meant this play as an attack on anti-Semitism" [sic].

IS IT????

"Not everyone can honestly say that they enjoy King Lear, but if you don't enjoy Twelfth Night, shoot the director."