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Modern
by Victoria Benedictsson
Modern is a novel by Victoria Benedictsson, published in 1883. It is a naturalistic novel that explores the themes of love, marriage, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Benedictsson’s late, naturalistic period.
fylla de ett par sekunder med en stämning af lycka. Lilla bleka, förfrusna, barn, jag älskar dig. Älskar dig några korta minuter, så länge stämningen varar, fint och vackert som ett barn, utan tanke på att ega dig, utan att känna dig. Jag vill icke ega dig, vill icke lära dig att känna. Ty i samma ögonblick skulle allt det lockande hos dig försvinna. Du skulle vara, du som de andre, hvardaglig och fadd. Jag vet det. Jag gör mig inga illusioner. Det är också icke dig, jag älskar; det är min egen fantasis skapelse, som antagit din gestalt och dina drag. Det är barnets naiva tro på sagans förtrollade prinsessa, det är all min ungdoms längtan, som koncentrerat sig i din bild. Du är diktens overkliga kvinnoideal; jag vill icke röra dig med mina händer, att du icke må försvinna i luften. Jag vill blott sitta stilla och betrakta, medan fantasien spinner sina spelande dagrar omkring dig: diktar om outvecklade möjligheter, som bara vänta på sol för att slå ut i blom; om gryende skönhet, om mod och lefnadslust, om tankar som blinka och känslor som flämta på
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Walden
August Strindberg
Röda Rummet
Marcel Proust
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Typing out classical literature is not just an exercise in patience; it's a deeply immersive way to understand the rhythm, structure, and nuances of great writing. By manually reproducing the works of renowned authors, you engage with the text on a level that reading alone cannot offer. This method allows you to feel the flow of sentences, the choice of words, and the intricate construction of paragraphs that make these works timeless.
Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can't use the wrong words.
– Virginia Woolf
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Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.
– Gustave Flaubert
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