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How necessary is it to memorize all of the divine characters and how they relate to one another in their family, among all other details?
Remembering this mythological family tree and what every god does is such a pain in the ass. Especially when the gods, their names, representations/meanings, family members, and Latin counterparts get conflated and muddled over history as much as they do.
Can I get away with just reading Mythology without trying too hard and referring back to it when I get to Homer and Plato?
>>8111132
I stopped reading at around the 20% mark. I get the gist of it so I can go onto other Greek literature.
>>8111132
>Can I get away with just reading Mythology without trying too hard and referring back to it when I get to Homer and Plato?
yes
holy shit dont take it so seriously, youre just attempting to build a DYNAMIC understanding of the greek mythos. its important to remember that any religion or culture is not going to be static, its not going to relate in definite ways, and so memorization is counterintuitive to understanding the Greeks as an actual culture rather than as simple facts.
i wonder if guaranteed replies girl gets the irony in being a 'feminist' whose whole image is based off the male fantasy of a dependent and submissive 'alt girl' who will cling to anyone who gives her the time of day
>last book you read
>currently reading
>next book on list
>Mythology, Hamilton
>Iliad of Homer, Lattimore
>Odyssey of Homer, Lattimore
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Le Morte D'Arthur - Malory
Not sure yet what to read next, maybe Look at the Harlequins by Nabokov
>>last book you read
Dune
>>currently reading
The Lime Twig
Street of Crocodiles
>>next book on list
Moby Dick
>Things: A Story of the 60s/A Man Asleep - Perec
>The Plague - Camus
>Still deciding between Lolita and Pale Fire. Want to try out Nabokov, usually you start with an author's most popular/accessible work but Pale Fire seems much more interesting.
Pic somewhat related
I think the books are pretty well done, even though I hear you guys hate them, they have plenty of epic moments.
However, the show on the other hand, while fun to watch feels so flat and lack of detail when compared to the books. My question is, can movies, TV shows, and video games even compare to /lit/ when it comes to story telling?
Basically books>>>>>Movies>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Video games in terms of story telling.
The irony is, story and plot-based books are considered low brow. These are the books that film and TV always adapt.
This is the thinking on pretentious /lit/ anyway.
>>8110927
NORMIE HERE NORMIE THERE FUCKIN NORMIES !!!AAAAHAHAGAGAAA!!!!
>>8110951
>These are the books that film and TV always adapt.
Thats implying being adapted is somekind of elevation. People make that same mistake with videogames and its ridiculous.
Every medium has their own strengths and qualities, not everything needs to be shoveled into some 90 minute movie or tv show.
So long as you know your medium and how to best utilize it, you can do whatever the fuck you want.
>What is the most beautiful love poem you know?
or
What is the most beautiful love single verse you know?
>>8110744
Audrey is the most beautiful woman in the world and I would die for her
dubs confirm Audrey is queen:
>>8110744
“I would like to be the air
that inhabits you for a moment
only. I would like to be that unnoticed
and that necessary.”
Give me something of unrequited love.
ITT: You say a theme/subject and anon recommends you books relationed with it.
I'm looking for:
>historical fiction of non-western civilizations
>novels that are almost devoid of plot
>non-fiction about everyday life
Quran.
>>8110702
>>novels that are almost devoid of plot
they're called essays
I want to get into sci-fi. Is Iain M. Banks a good start?
I'm halfway through the Consider Phlebas and I'm kind of liking it. Is the rest of the series any good? Are there any similar books/series?
If someone mentions Star Wars or Star Trek I'm gonna slap someone, be warned!
>>8110546
Don't be a fag just read Xenocide by Orson Scott Card and you'll be set for life.
Yeah I've read a few other books in that series and enjoyed them just as much. Not Excession though, I never finished that one. I was going through a rough time when I read it so maybe it deserves another shot. I think Banks said that he was inspired by the Hainish novels by Le Guin
Banks is a good popular introduction to sf. He's all about politically driven space opera, which are broad and relative areas for an audience not interested in harder sf's contemplation of ideas. The Player of Games is considered the best general introduction of his corpus, since it covers many of the themes that will reoccur in the series, as well as having efficient plot progression. Consider Phlebas is also a good place to start, and even though it's meandering and digressive (which I suppose fits the outcast protag), it happens to be relatively fast-paced for space opera, as well as striking bits, such as the destruction of a dyson ring, and a pyramidal sadist.
Use of Weapons and Excession take the series to its heights. In particular, Use of Weapons has compelling characters, and a plot structure with convergent symmetry comparable to that of fine Greek tragedy. It also addresses the philosophical implications of the futility of human nature and interfering with other planets' politics. Its two principal characters, Zakalwe and Diziet, explore this vein. Zakalwe, who has a bleak past, and seeks redemption, is paired with stealth operative, Diziet, who is a conflicted pacifist finding a balance with her military operations, and who questions the motives of her agency's meddling.
Excession is denser reading and more complex, and definitely requires knowledge of previous entries to appreciate about a third of it. It raises the stakes of The Culture's infrastructure to its highest, but I thought the climax and triumph at the end was an ass pull. I'm mentioning it to round off this post, since a good portion of Banks' fans consider it his best.
There are trippy/psychedelic novels, poetry, and non-fiction, but is there such thing as a psychedelic play?
I'm very into theatre and psychedelia, but I've never found a cross section of both.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
>>8110421
lol @ satan dick
alex grey confirmed cuck
>>8110446
>doesn't even have 666 in his trip
turn it off
Oh man I'm really having a hard time with this one, how do I read this ?
lol you are such a faggot
use your eyes
>>8109951
le epic my man, simply epic
More of these.
>>8109363
why not make this a lit humour thread
>>8109821
also dumping i guess
Opinions on Cormac McCarthy?
He's one of my favorite writers. I often reread his script for The Counselor and sit back in awe of how badly Ridley Scott changed it and fucked it up.
ye
I've only read No Country for Old Men. Found it tough going to be honest, great story but the writing was a bit quirky. Sentences could last for a whole page with "and" being every 5th or 6th word.
What are some good books about libertarian philosophy and individualism?
>>8108100
Das Kapital
If you were to defecate in your fist, smear it on the wall, and decipher some political philosophy from it, you'd have a more effective, realistic philosophy than Libertarianism
>ur gf sends this text
what do u do, /lit/?
I tell her she accidentally took a picture of the illuminati book and applaud her on buying catcher in the rye.
>>8107041
I'd say nice meme comma babe
>>8107041
Mirin 100% battery, also
>marry gf
>have kids and be the ultra-traditional, stoic father
I'm looking for fiction with the following themes:
Traditionalism
Natural order
Societal homogeneity over heterogeneity
Authority
Conquest
Anti-egalitarian
Nature conservation/worship (Blood and Soil)
Separatism
Any recommendations don't have to have all characteristics and feel free to recommend works that have characteristics I didn't mention but are similar to those I mentioned.
Thanks
just start with the greeks you'll be fine
>>8106115
Literally this.
>>8106115
That was a spicy mehmeh! Have some gold!
That's it. Post your poetry, and we'll comment.
http://affalencia.blogspot.pt/
>>8100760
How does it feel to pay for the wall?
>>8100803
It's portuguese, fgt.
From Portugal.
Can we discuss this masterpiece? Also highly recommend Butcher's Crossing, might even be better than Stoner imo
>>8114831
Did you check the catalog first?
Stoner threads have gone from once every other day to every six hours in the past week
I think Augustus was his greatest novel. It's the only novel I ever cried during.
It's an ok novel, not outstanding
