Shakespeare sisters… not like this…
>>24968982Why does he make modern Brits seethe so much?>ummm he didn’t write it>ummm he was gay>ummm he was problematic and we have much more inclusive and brown writers todayWhy… can’t they just be proud to have been the nation that created such a great writer?
>>24968982>Gauss effect fallacy>woefully subjective criterion without likely prior establishmentYou were saved Shakespeare sista but only because the opinionable basis is trash to begin with.
>>24969110We still worship Shakespeare.>>ummm he was problematic and we have much more inclusive and brown writers todayThis doesn’t happen, except with the Merchant of Venice >>ummm he was gaySo little is known about him that people amplify even the slightest thing that could be seen as remotely biographical in his work>>ummm he didn’t write itFollowing on from that, lots of people can’t comprehend that a writer can write about things they haven’t personally experienced.
>>24969110the consequences of self-flagellating post 2016 and subwit teachers
>>24969100The Sam who said it was Bankman-Fried.
>ai can create award winning visual arts>ai can't even create a YA genereslop short story anyone wants to readShame he wasn't alive to see himself proved absolutely correct, writing is the highest form of art, and it isn't remotely close.
>>24968717Presidential candidates have made runs playing “Born in the USA” as a patriotic song. “Hallelujah” is covered like a love song. “Every Breath You Take” is thought to be a love song. Music is for the retarded and they don’t give a shit about anything but the hook and refrain.
>>24968924Shut the fuck up
>>24968723>my simplicity actually makes me smartSure it does Sally, here's that coloring book you wanted.
>>24968753>unconscious mindDoesn't exist
>>24968703>ai can't even create a YA genereslop short story anyone wants to readSkill issue. LLM output is a mirror of one's ability in using them, which determines how (un)impressed people are by them. Like Schopenhauer said: "One sees in others only as much as one oneself is." Kind of applies here, which explains part of the polarized reception.
Spooky Psychic Vampires Edition>Old:>>24957211>Recommended reading charts (Look here before asking for vague recs):https://mega.nz/folder/kj5hWI6J#0cyw0-ZdvZKOJW3fPI6RfQ/folder/4rAmSZxb>Archive:https://warosu.org/lit/?task=search2&search_subject=sffg>Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1029811-sffg
>>24969033imagine conan and elric had an immortal evil baby inspired by gothic fiction and you have kane
>>24969119Modern readers aren't allowed to enjoy Eddings.
>>24969125But there are rippling well-thewed ladies in it, yes?
>>24969130Aunt Pol is a middle aged fat white Karen.
>>24969136She's not fat.
Renaissance edition>τὸ πρότερον νῆμα·>>24914151>Μέγα τὸ Ἑλληνιστί/Ῥωμαϊστί·https://mega dot nz/folder/FHdXFZ4A#mWgaKv4SeG-2Rx7iMZ6EKw>Mέγα τὸ ANE·https://mega dot nz/folder/YfsmFRxA#pz58Q6aTDkwn9Ot6G68NRg>Work in progress FAQhttps://rentry dot co/n8nrkoAll Classical languages are welcome.
>>24967356Yeah. I'm not a christian myself nor do I have any issue with it, so I take what he says..with a grain of salt. But I did see his course in ancient greek. So I was wondering.
Does any CC learner know more about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_DarknessI always thought Chinese is the one big classical languages that doesn't have any long-ass epic poems, but this looks suspiciously like one.
>>24961514ἴωμεν ἁλιεύσοντες!δός τι ἄρτον οἱτῶν εἴρηκ' αὐτὴ λέλησμαι κακῇ τύχῃχθὲς ἔδεε ἡμῖν ἕξ ὥρας πορεύεσθαιὁ κήρυξ μακρὴν δραμέων πεπορευμένος ἐσέπιπτεν καὶ τοῦ πολέμου τὸ τέλος ἤγγειλενεἰ τῆς μητρὸς ἔκλυον, οὔ κεν ἐπλανῶντ' ἐν τοῖσι σπηλαίοισινπρὶν μεσημβρίην ἐν νῷ ἔχων ἐς τὴν νῆσον ἀπικέσθαι φθάνων τοὺς βουλομένους λιμένα καταστρέφεσθαι πολεμίους ἔσπευσεν μετὰ στρατιωτῶν ἐς τὸν κρυπτὸν κόλπον οὗ τὸ ναυτικὸν ἔμεινεν ἀλλὰ τρόμος μιν ἕλ' ἀνευρῶν τὸ ναυτικὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ προχθὲς χειμῶνος ἐπὶ τὸ πουλὺ διεφθαρμένον ὄν, οὐδενὸς χρόνου ὑπάρχοντος ἵν' ἅλις ἀνορθοῖεν τῶν νεῶν
>>24967471if I actually clicked on the right guy, idk, he seems a bit unhinged, funny though at times, if you are interested in his theories maybe it's better you first learn Greek in a neutral way then once you get some background you go back to him
>>24969121but that being said, I'm listening to the presentation of the alphabet and I can see the appeal, he's engaging, he even introduces the digamma though normally that's not pronounced as it had disappeared in eastern Greek
>What you are currently reading>Your favorite liftThe Power BrokerZottman Curls
>>24963862
>dude I’m so based and ironpilled If this is your identity then you’re still a dyel 4 months into SS and the dopamine high of a new hobby hasn’t worn off yet. t. 2pl8 ohp
says the castrated anime pfp
>>24967757>pfp Christmas vacation, huh?
winnie the poohchin ups
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>>24968663Honestly I don't. Please explain.
>>24968058Can't see him on the list.
>>24968979>entertainingWhat are you doing here again?
>>24966911Wrong you're just not from New England
>>24968979Even religiniggers don't bother to read it.
You need to start spelling words with “w” instead of “ v” wherewer “v” appears. This is because “w” is an inherently heroic and wholesome shape, whereas “v” embodies ewerything harmful, deceitful, and willainous (note, I’m only talking about written language, I make the “v” sound as normal when speaking) Trust me, this will improwe your entire way of life.
>>24967714that serious about spelling, huh?
>>24965485she also thirsts after this guy, who is some kind of mystery meat jewish-tatar-russian mixture but vaguely looks and larps as if he was black
>>24967714BLACKED
>>24967714>is told that women are crazy whores>gets mad at the men who told him and not the womenmany such cases
>>24967714see you in 8 days, bitch nigga
What is the greatest "high school reading" book? Excluding ancient poems and plays
>>24968650It's sad you don't even understand what my response is saying.Such is the life of a brainlet such as yourself.
>>24968580plays are for roasties and faggots
>>24968477This is the quality of posters on lit?Grim
>>24968526>>24968551>>24968587Maybe you guys just went to non-White or poor people schools (public schooling). We read Moby Dick in highschool in my private school.
>>24967268FaustI pity burgers for their sad excuse of an educational system
Do you prefer Sophocles or Euripides?
>>24968347>have the effect of seeming like comediesThat was the Eumenides for me, I just cannot take that damn play seriously lol
>>24968290>Still EuripidesDid you mean Sophocles?
>>24967815I think what is interesting from Euripides Helen is it draws from a completely different source than Homer
>>24968495Yeah, Euripides Helen might be an original creation of the writer. By making Helen entirely innocent and setting up wars as inventions of gods/ fate created merely to depopulat the earth and mess with men- you can see why that recontextualization appeals to modernites more than so called boring Sophocles
>>24967390>Euripides
My lust died the second I wrote the average feminine nature on paper and stratified it according to its moral nature. I am now convinced that the only thing you are supposed to do as a soul, as a man is to wrestle your own flesh into submission, find God and develop a prosperous and altruistic relationship with our creator in order to escape this prison. 99% of women are half humans with no souls, everything they strive for and enjoy is ultimately evil in its nature. The very core of femininity is absolute evil that seeks to devour good men with the same glee and joy youd get from stomping out some dorky kids sand castle.Once I realized why women are the way they are, it's like I've finally been enlightened as to why hermit monks become hermits in the first place. It's all a lie, its all a joke. This planet is a prison, women are archons who genuinely don't give a fuck about anything but they have to pretend to have interests beyond themselves just so men dont become suspicious and notice the huge disparity in the nature of each gender. It's not a complimentary nature, it's completely one-sided and parasitic. The entire role of women is to entrap a mans life force and pull another soul onto this false reality incarnation trap. Thats all they were designed to do. Satan takes a hold of their hivemind vessels with comedic ease and no resistance. They are all beyond corrupt, they fall apart once a month and endure pain unless they fulfill their ill-natured task. There is nothing in this world worth striving for besides Gods love. There is absolutely NOTHING in this world that is worth your place in heaven.
>>24965934You sound insecure. Also no, I’m a beautiful man. Women love me. Sucks to be you I guess
>>24956967>"When the "whore" side of the dichotomy intalls itself in the male's psyche, so does misogyny.">"I've never regarded women as anything other than people to begin with."Considering one's reference point of what a "person" is is usually themselves and their like, then you're basically admitting that whatever you see in the "whore" reflects what you see in yourself. Thing is, not all men are whores, so even if one sees women as just people made in his likeness, there'd still be an expectation mismatch.Not to mention that, if they are just like anything else, then why'd you pursue them romantically? If there is nothing special about a woman, then why would one regard them as if there is? Even the idea of a relationship is rendered useless because you can get everything else - sexual fulfillment, support, etc - without the need to give so fucking much of yourself to someone else.
>>24969084Are you retarded? Then why do you communicate like one? How do you go from me saying "women are people, just normal humans" to.... whatever the fuck you're trying to say with this incoherent schizobabble of yours.Learn to properly articulate your thoughts, retard.
>>24956967my mom is not a whore and that's the standard i measure women byymmv
>>24969108>Another nigger who can't fucking interpret a simple text.Learn to fucking read, retarded nigger.
For me its to power through the entirety of pic related and finish The Bible by 2027
>>24968307will reduce my reading goal to 12, which will then be one large book each month ( gr, ij, etc)
>>24968540Same.
>>24968307Stop chewing on my books when I'm bored.
>>24968513I do this automatically
>>24968307I think Im gonna buy this when my next paycheck comesThanks for the idea
he had the potential to be the greatest writer of all time but he wasted his life getting high
>>24964921Wow just like me
>>24964921who?
Simply creating art that only hisself could see
>>24964921Don't you find it convenient that """the greatest author of all time"""" was speaking the same language as you do? Isn't it more likely that you are simply a sheltered retard whose knowledge of literature is limited only to his own sphere?
>>24967040>Don't you find it convenient that """the greatest author of all time"""" was speaking the same language as you do?Are you some ESL with a hateboner for English or something?
Is it any different from the 2013 or other revisions or the 1961 original?
>>24966383They're all shit. JW's claim that the crucifix was actually a pole instead of a cross even though there's literally a staurogram in many early New Testament manuscripts. For instance, in Luke 14:27, the JW's translate 'cross' as 'torture stake', even though the word in the original manuscripts literally uses a staurogram.
>>24967365Where do these JW conspiracy theories come from? My grandmother has been one her entire life and at various times in my life I've gone to their meetings/conventions and it is never described the way I see people describe it online. Its a pretty standard church going experience as far as I've experienced and the only difference that ive observed is that they take their Christianity very seriously. There are a few details they disagree with from other Christians but otherwise its the exact same bible and spirituality
>>24967546Its not in the attending, its in the trying to leave. Even with the proselytizing JWs dont demand too much more from their members than the average seriously-practiced evangelical congregation.Over the pulpit shunning for excommunicated/disfellowshipped members is extreme for a modern church.
>>24967546>There are a few details they disagree with from other Christians but otherwise its the exact same bible and spiritualityThis is not accurateThey differ in major areas theologically from Christianity. And if you disagree they refer to Christians in the sense of catholics/Protestants as "Christendom" in a derogatory wayDifferences in belief include>Christ is not God, he is a created being, and actually Michael the archangel>God's grace is referred to as an undeserved kindness and must be maintained through works. You can never be sure you have done enough to maintain your salvation>Christ began ruling invisibly over the earth in 1914. This is also when Satan was cast out of heaven iirc>Russell the founder is essentially God's chosen vessel. Everyone prior was wrong. He had the true message God wanted shared>hell does not exist. People not forgiven by jehovah ill be whiped out come judgement dayAlso have random stuff like>Christ died on a stake not a crossComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24967546>its the exact same bible and spiritualityTheir translation is edited to shove arianism into the bible so they can show retards "Look! Even the Bible says Jesus is merely a creation!"
I have been reading Chinese classics lately and finished this one. Out of all of the ones I've read so far, this has to be the greatest.Has /lit/ read traditional Chinese classics like Romance of the 3 kingdoms, Journey to the west, Dream of Red Chamber, Investiture of the Gods, and others?
https://chineselore.com/Kino
>>24967470cuz it's da bomb
>>24967621Which. One? This is CHINA we're talking about, there must be at LEAST 50 adaptations of it.
>>24958298聊斋志异 is really good. Have you read 石清虚? (story of the stone). It's very short and quite funny.>>24966711I've read it but I read it in Chinese not translation. It's a very sad book, and the author writes very fluidly and never seems to pause. idk how that carries over into English though
>>24958227I recently finished reading 为人民服务 (Serve the people) by 阎连科 (Yan Lianke). It was the first book I've read in traditional characters rather than simplified but it didn't make the process any more difficult. I had to check words/chengyu about 2-3 times per page, but less as I read more. The plot was tight, descriptions long where they needed to be and short otherwise. Idk what to read for my next book though, in the meantime I have just been reading some Lu Xun short stories.>>24966711also I really hate this chart lol especially the writers born in the PRC section, it makes it seem like all modern Chinese literature is shitty erotica or anti-CCP political exploitation lit for the western marketmaybe I'll make another one, but it would focus on Chinese-language books not translations
What are the "edgiest" novels?Hard Mode: They have to actually be good (pic related)
>>24964311I've read that exact edition of the book and it was terrible, horrible repetitive language to the point of insanity. I'm currently rereading it (thanks a LOT OP) but this time it's the Penguin edition.The difference in quality is like night and day, wtf? The version I'm reading now is so much better translated/written what gives? Is this how all translations are?
>>24964311Don't read this shit. The slippery slope is real.
>>249688561968?
>>24966014The story of the eye has both, maybe read it first, takes like an hour max.
>>24968235The movie is way better shes got cute bitties
