Hello /lit/. I'm interested in classical books and authors like Shakespeare, Dante and Cervantes. The thing is that I haven't read any classical pieces before or many other books than some when I was a teenager, so should I read something to "prepare" myself for reading classical pieces by starting in some order so that I would "get it"? Or can you just go ahead and read all you want from where ever you want without it affecting your reading experience or understanding the book? Thank you for your time...
>>8000262
Start with Shakespeare, if you can't enjoy him you're basically a permapleb.
>>8000272
What book/books?
>>8000307
Do you want humor, sadness, action, romace, historical stuff, etc? Its all there. Look around and see, you can't go wrong and none of the works are that long so you can power through them if you feel like they start off slow.
I don't know of your level of comprehension of his diction, if you feel like your having trouble, there's a few versions that define words and summarize scenes so you can both enjoy and understand the writing.
>>8000307
>>8000307
Start with the plays ofc, then the sonnets.
You can start with Cervantes if you want. Don Quixote is extremely accessible and you don't really need any prior knowledge to enjoy it.
>>8000358
What editions are good for Shakespeare?
Is rsc fine?
>>8000478
>you don't really need any prior knowledge to enjoy it.
Seriously? You won't get the real gist of it if you don't at least read about what originated it
that dude who some people think is shakespeare because he died the same year as shakespeare was born
