Reminder that the exodus of white men from literature began when women vilified men on a massive level for liking DFW... so much so, that admitting to liking Infinite Jest was seen as a massive social blunder. Eventually, the message became clear that literature wasn't for people like them, and more for people that appreciated African diaspora literature.
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.
>>24965429interesting, I didn't notice it in Plautus so far though, but I haven't read all of it
inspired by >>24959810 I made this for Ancient Greek anons
>>24965164Eoƿ cnaƿe 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀦𑀸𑀕𑀭𑀻 is naƿiht efn þe scripto 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀾𑀢 ƿæs originally ƿriten in, riht? Eoƿ cann perfectlice ƿel justo leorna hit in IΑ𑀲T gif eoƿ vanta.
>>24966875κλῆρον πάλλω
>>24967065>Ippocrates' On the Nature of Women(Περί γυναικείης φύσιος)>On the topic of the nature of women and their illnesses I say this: first of all the divine is most responsible in human conditions, then their nature and their complexion: exceedingly white women are more supple and fluxy(?? I guess if opposed to the dark ones as follows, it means more subject to change i.e less stable?), the dark ones sturdier/stiffer and harsher/austere, the ruddy somewhere in the middle. Likewise with age: the younger are more supple and full of blood* for the most part, the older drier/leaner and with little blood, those inbetween somewhere in the middle. Whosoever intends to treat these matters right must first of all start from the divine, then analyze the physical condition of the women, the ages, the seasons and the places in which they find themselves, for in cold places they are more fluxy, in warm ones drier/leaner and stabler. I'll start my exposition from the conditions of moistness.*I assume fullness and its opposite maybe refer or are brought up because they affect behaviors?
Any book recommendations that are similar to this
>>24960754Based dirtbag leftist retard basically advocating for his own race's genocide.
>>24960636>>24960754>>24962938>BAP thread>poster righteously denigrating dysgenic habits that directly puts the sanctity of the white race at stake instead of letting entropy play out gets mocked by other so-called """whites"""Kek, why am I not surprised?
>>24960838Consumption of raw meat is a cultural artifact emblematic of subhuman communities that reject the invention of fire.
>>24966823>Japan>Germany>Levant>EthiopianCope nigga
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>>24966672I just don't think he's that good. I'd rather read James for his character psychology or Flaubert for his prose.
>>24965793Yes. There's absolutely no comparison with Crime and Punishment. It's far, far better.
this chart is missing a post structuralist book, either mythologies from barthes, ecrits by lacan, simulacra and simulation, anti oedipe etc etc
>>24951578Moby dick is bullshit. People keep pretending it isn't but it's just dull, boring bullshit with nothing on it.
>>24966686I'd rather read Flaubert for his character psychology or James for his prose.
>14 years in prison for innocence>your fiancee gets married to the guy who screwed you over>every day, hour, minute, second, all spend in tiny stone cold wall, barely any light coming through>keep fantasizing 24/7 about your revenge, how you're gonna do it, think over and over each step>a miracle happens, you're free out of your prison>spend 10 next years preparing to exact your revenge>halfway through, dipshit son of your ex-fiancee challenges you to a duel he stand exactly zero chance winning against you>your ex fiancee comes up to you and recognizing you she begs to not kill her son>you unironically agree to be killed by some retard>because of a woman>who betrayed youYears of suffering, deep hatred, injustice. Edmund had every of those niggers dancing in the palm of his hand, and just like that he was ready to die because of a fucking foid? This is worse than average anime isekai
men used to die in duels over the privilege to wed some slutty high society woman
>American writes about family values, culture and tradition
>>24962172>Immediately tries to deflect to bongistanOh uh stinky
>>24965195>Oh uh stinkyEnough about your axewound, troon.
>>24964317hate thhis guy
NVKE thread
>>24964631>esoteric ballgarglingKek
I read purely because it makes me better than everyone else
>>24960113You read because you have an inferiority complex. I read because I enjoy literature. We are not the same
>>24960141You have Down syndrome?
>>24960113Do you want a little trophy for reading?When you write and FINISH a story or novel (something original, not a retelling), let me know.
>>24966689Literature is EXTREMELY enjoyable, but philosophy ACTUALLY makes one intellectually better (relative to oneself). OP limits himself to others instead of limiting himself to himself— sad.
>>24967237Herself*
Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Writing Website EditionStubbed >>24958783>What is /wng/ — Web Novel General?A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more>Why read web novels?Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.>Why write web novels?Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.>/wng/ authors.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24967029>whatever I am supposed to say when told "dankeshen"?? I say that back.keine Ursache ("no need for it" in colloquial speech similar to "you are welcome")more formal would be Close third person narrator gets into the subjective head of the protagonist as I understand it. Its very disciplined.You yank the camera almost claustrophobic into the perspective of your character. Requires allot of disciplineand I did and do some errors occasional. It can turn unreliable or metaphoric because it is the perspective of that one person in that world.https://files.catbox.moe/ym21rx.mp3
>>24967045I copied it into my text editor, and decided it was more or less fine the way it is. I just realized something else. You are not translating every post. You read and write english yourself. German anon, you speak better english than the people walking around in the small town I live in. And thank you for the lesson in close third person. When I use third person, I always say that I am using omniscient third person. I use metaphor from inside the view of my MC. I now have to remember to say "no, I am using close third person".>if you ever visit america, you will not enjoy speaking to (most) people. They are going to seem to be idiots, in your view. (I can say that, I was born and live here. I am surrounded by troglodytes.)>when you get here? Remember I told you this..."The natives emerge to greet us."(you will think you have landed on the shores of a remote island, and the cannibals clothed in fur and bones are coming to see the "gods" stepping off the "giant canoes".)>godspeed, german anon.I think I would be embarrassed to have you read what I write. you are better than I am. With the right translator doing a final edit, I think you would be a force to be reckoned with.(that poem? Was very nice. I'm not even one that appreciates most poetry, and it was still quite... poignant)>German would be easier for english speakers to learn, as many of the words stand out and with a little practice, other words start popping out. My problem when I tried as a younger man to read German? Word by word goes okay, but then I see... I can;t explain it. It looks as if a whole SENTENCE has been somehow changed and compressed into one giant word that is as long as a small paragraph. I have no idea what is going on.>Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24967086Online debate taught me english, as in arguing. I can switch fluid from a poetic faux sophistic register to the lowest diarrhea. Thats the most effective in winning arguments. I sucked and failed all languages in school, understood maybe 20-30% of english at best. Speak not a word of italian and french. Had them for a year and the other two. Eventually I just ignored that I didn't understand english and read books, manga and so forth in mass. I do not even know when it clicked but inferring meaning from context and forth made my mind able to translate it eventually.English is a hybrid you got the norman, the old english and so forth. I can insult you in turkish, wolof, italian, german and english. Wolof only two minor curses.If you have no reason to learn another language it is painful and hard. If you got a reason and so forth you can get proficiency. I'm a shut in so unlikely to ever visit. Local dialects are not accessible to my ears, I can't even understand dutch or bavarian.
>>24967103>I'm a shut in so unlikely to everI grew up like that. In my early teens I forced myself to become social, then that became my new habit. Its far from perfect, but it beats the alternative. When we are toddlers, w have no idea of anything else. However things are, is what is normal. Before kindergarten, I can remember it like yesterday. My father getting up early for the steel mill. I would watch him shave. I wanted to wear my towel around my waist, just like he did. He bought me a plastic shaving razor, and would put shaving cream on my four year old face so I could "shave" in the next mirror over. I wanted aftershave like he wore, and I would more or less take a bath in it. Then breakfast.>My father would read the newspaper that arrived before the sun was up. I wanted to read the newspaper, like he did. So I was given the "funny papers"... the comics. Then I wanted to read the "real" paper. I guess everyone thought I was pretending to read the newspaper... before kindergarten. I didn't know anything was amiss, but my parents friends would come over and wanted to see me read the newspaper. I guess they didn't believe my dad bragging. Some had me read it out loud. Some must have suspected a trick, because they brought something for me to read for them. No one knows how I learned to read like that. My mom said I just one day started reading the children books to her. I know this makes no sense, that I must have taught myself to read. In first grade? I asked the teacher why the other children were "pretending they couldn't read". (I got smacked cross the face by the nun, lol).>I could read a paperback in first grade. The teacher wanted this proven to her. I was told not to participate in "reading class" because there was no point. The very strange part? English class (grammar class) made very little sense to me. I reallyshould have failed english classes my whole life, but teachers would give me a D because I could read and write so well, and no one could ever figure out why things were like that for me. I will say this... what the gods give with one hand, they take away with the other. My young social life, from perhaps 6 to 13 or 14 years of age, were either social hell or I was a loner/shut-in. I wold read hundreds of books per year, and learned to just stay away from people, other than schoolwork. I definitely missed something important growing up like that. I understand dogs and cats and other animals in a way I wish I could understand other human beings. The animals return this.Dogs that bite even their owners, often respond well to me and lick my face. I routinely pick up mean cats that the owners are scared to touch, and rub my face on their stomach. Its a strange way to go through life, but I am used to it. I have a big portion of life stolen from me before I was born, but I was given other things to make up for it. In my late 20s, I decided it was a more than fair trade, and I got the better end of the deal.
>>24967229TL;DRas a child and young adult? My fondest wish was to be... normal. Whatever that even is. Yet as an adult? Perhaps 25 and after. I prefer the way I am, and find it to be the superior condition. If you gave me a magic pill that made me... "normal"? I wouldn't take it. So called normal people, can only better me in social things. Remove social things, and I shine at intellectual pursuits.>as if I am the only person like this in the world, I think not.
Have you read every page of the meme trilogy? If so, which was best?
>>24966041>Nobody seriously reads the end notes in IJJust read the Wikipedia summary while you're at it if you won't read the entire book
I will read the entire OED and record myself as proof
Blood Meridian isn't part of the meme pantheon yet?
>>24964106>I for one did notSince I'm still here. Neither did I.
>>24962573Ulysses is by far the best out of the three, followed by IJ.Gravity's Rainbow is good, but it never reaches the same heights as the other two. I will say that IJ is the easiest of the bunch, though, and its reputation as being difficult only comes from the timeline being a bit hard to understand in the beginning
Was he right? What comes after the Faustian civilization?
>>24967140>it is somewhere in Siberia, who knows where, in the souls of provincial peasantsAnon less than quarter of Russia's population lives in Siberia, about 90% of that quarter is only the second to fourth generation living there, as descendants of Soviet-era resettled populace. And there's no such thing as "provincial peasantry' anymore. Soviets exterminated the class both socially and literally, 98% of Russian agriculture is urbanized population working industrial jobs, but it's a giant-scale farm. "Muh land" is a larp for middle-class shitters. >Only when Russia frees itself from WesternizationWesterners vs Slavophiles is a stillborn LARP that was posthumously raped in every major social upheval across Russian history, as neither side has ever managed to materialize as a social power in those circumstances. In practice the entire discourse is limited to the wealthy boheme, and it's eternal question of "should I emigrate to a richer country?"The rest of the population has never felt like it belongs to either camp, it's an irrelevant issue. >One bomb dropped on a McDonald's in MoscowIt case you are not aware, there are 0 McDonald's left in Moscow, or anywhere in Russia. The brand sold it's franchise to Alexander Govor's private holding. >Russia as Mother Russia as an Orthodox bastion Russia was never an "Orthodox bastion", as religious power was never organized or centralized as much as it was under Catholicism. You could be talking about insular folk tradition, for which religiosity was quite important, but said religiosity never particularly aligned with Russian Orthodox Church (producing countless heresies, such as Old Believers or Skoptsy), and was approaching extinction even before the October Revolution. >This war with Ukraine is not its war, just as neither the Napoleonic Wars nor the World Wars wereComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24967140>>24967151My bad. The Napoleonic Wars were as important to Russia as World War II because it was a time of defending the homeland. A country of that territorial size should only wage defensive wars because it has no need for expansion.
>>24965673> bordering on subsaharan levels of general quality of lifeIs EU member Bulgaria a subsaharan country?
>>24967189Perhaps neither side managed to materialize, but this antagonism is felt in Russia, perhaps less now than in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Technology and rationalism are forms inherited from the West, for example. For the Russians, this resulted in a crisis of traditional values and nihilism. If the West were an unimportant factor in Russia, there would be no Dostoevsky novels. The Western factor is the foundation of the Russian crisis.
>>24967189>>24967233One more thing to add then you can make fun of me all you want.No one loves and understands the West and Faust as much as its younger sister, Russia. But in order to understand and love it, it must be emancipated from it.
if you don't own this in 2025, you don't love literature.
>>24966640I brought a secondhand Kobo Touch this year and borderline impossible to use. It freezes often and sometimes will just cut off the bottom line of text from certain books. For a tech illiterate retard like myself, it's nice being able to easily download books for free but I've been pretty disapointed with its performance so far.
Need to buy a new oneMy old 2020 kindle storage (6gb) is full already. God bless zlib and libgen.
Just jailbroke the Kindle i was given for Christmas last year. What are good sites for Epubs? Already downloaded a bunch from project Gutenberg but looking for more modern stuff.
>>24966640>>24967162Is there any serious risk in just using "send to kindle" to get epubs to the kindle? All the jailbreak and calibre and airplane mode stuff seems like overkill if that works.
>>24967193For me personally, I just like being untethered from Amazon. It also has more customisation options, but I haven't explored much of that yet.
>>24965352>anon on the ltierature board doesn't like readingunsurprising>>24965353Sounds like you only have a vague recollection of it. Hamilton is honestly a step above most retellings because she actually says what her paraphrases are based on, and they are not limited to Ovid by any stretch, just in the first few chapters there's Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, Aeschylus, Moschus, Theocritus, Lucian, Bion, and more.
>>24965342Idk Percy Jackson or some shit, if you want a real recommendation read anything else. Mythology is for 5th graders who think it’s cool you should not be reading it past the age of 13.
>>24965342No. A bad recommendation, I don't know why it was so highly rated by old /lit/ other than the aesthetic cover.
>>24966732It sounds like you gathered information from memes and are traversing strangely near to mutt‘s law with it. Don‘t do that.
>>24966799>anon on the literature board only reads contemporary literature and assumes books are only for wordsunsuprising
For all the anons on this board, take notice:When you see a long hyphen like this one>—Know that post which has it has been made by AI. Humans dont use that hyphen cause it isnt on keyboard, we use -, shorter version.
>>24965397I have been going through my shelves removing all this AI slop. It's amazing how much of what I used to think was great writing is just nothing more than AI slop. No surprise at all that these "elites" had access to the AI before everybody else to generate their slop.
>>24965397I’ve been touch typing em dashes for decades by pressing option-underscoreAlso if you hold down the hyphen key on iOS you can get en and em dashes from the popup pickerGo take a long walk on the Golden Gate Bridge East or west
>>24965760Jesus Christ, Gilgamesh, Apoll-...Ah, fuck!
Don't bring our Lord and Savior PKD into this.I can type an em-dash with Ctrl-Shift-U 2014 space—like so. Winbloze users have to do something else—I wouldn't know.
>>24965986Grok can
English is such a shit language. For me the nail in the coffin for English was when I learned that the problem of ambiguity between argument and explanation, where all you have to disambiguate is context, which they talk about in logic books, is not something which is universal in logic, but rather is a problem of English. Other languages don't have this problem. English is a low IQ language. All it's good for is dumbing down the masses.
I love English so much bros and I hate how its maligned online by midwits and ESLs. other languages are alright and all, they've got their appeals, but English is something special. only person I've seen come to defend English is Borges, a spic. Orwell might've had an essay as well, I can't remember exactly, I know he had one defending British food which struck a similar chord and I might be thinking of that.if any of you know any essays or whatever to this tune, I'd like to see them. even a measured critique, beyond "muh spelling" and the usual crap.
>>24966833you might be thinking of Politics and the English Language. Robert Graves has also written about it here and there (eg >>24966373)Kingsley Amis wrote a sort of modern usage dictionary where he talks about insights on the language.
>>24965277>the problem of ambiguity between argument and explanationPlace explano hƿæt exactlice þæt is, and hƿy Englisc hæfs hit but oþer dinguaticas do naƿiht.
>>24965277>argument and explanationDumb inbred Estonian pedozophile whose only pussy in life has been his great-great grandmother, dead?Alkie Russian, failed gopnik dissed and bartarted? What's your story?Every child can tell you the difference between argumentation and explanation.
>>24966491Mayhapsbeit he left because he was angry.
Even hardcore bible thumpers don’t defend “their” book as fervently as Tolkien fans do.
>>24963796Just read the eddas and sagas
>>24962574>Most people, even fans, realize that Harry Potter is YA slop, not some great work of literature.I know people don't even pretend this shit is even an above average children's book anymore, however, it still has that reputation of one of the "biggest selling book series in history!" to live up to. Nobody is saying it's good writing, but I'd say it's overrated in that the is a huge casm of dissonance of how much it sold compared to what the actual content is.
>>24960229Don't care about his fans but the few pages of lord of the rings I've read were horrendous and I'm not even a prosefag
>>24963811case in point
>>24965928he's right, you know. First time I read it, I noped out at Bombadil and Dingleberry Diarrhea-daughter.Second time I read it, I skipped ahead to Bree and Weathertop. It starts getting good then.
