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how do you guys feel about introductions to classic works, anyway? i tend to read them after finishing the work, usually, because i find they “spoil” not only the plot of the work but also sometimes the conclusions im meant to pull from it and im not a fan of being dictated what im meant to take from a piece beforehand but that does defeat the purpose of the introduction giving context to the work
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i only read them when im done with the og text AND if i feel i could get more context on how the work came to be/analysis on certain scenes in the novel
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I agree. Never really understood why they're "introductions" and not "afterwords." I usually always read them after I've finished the book. Some of them give a lot of good insight, such as the NYRB books. Penguin classics introductions are not bad either, though some can be... so dry. My LDP editions of Proust also have wonderful introductions; insightful because Proust says very little about his context and yet is undeniably influenced by it. Bottom line: it depends, but can't hurt to give it a try. I've already got the book anyways, so may as well check it out!