/lit/ - Literature

there's no difference between the soul and the mind

>the bible
why would i read a work that has been rewritten 500 times?

>>20512817
the illiad is not about achilles; it is about ilium
it is even in the name which you read before even the first line of the book

Guenon didn't care about tradition, he was just an Orientalist

what is a "good person"?

catholic priests rape boys by the tens of thousands
why aren't catholics considered gay?

>>19749486
how do you think the actors in the play know what to do

>>19195035
>lifted from literature
the iliad was lifted from song

why do all these characters from classic russian novels seem to be churkas instead of blue eyed russians

>just read a kindle bro!
>e-books are so much better than paper bro!
if i look at a screen for too long i am unable to focus on anything longer than a single sentence

how far would islam have spread if it weren't for Muhammad's best generals

which translation should I purchase

what subsect of christianity

>prominent historical western intellectual
>jew
this happens a lot

give me one reason why I should read something like dune instead of real life historical events like the napoleonic wars?

escapism

Japanese authors all seem the same to me

>sex
>death
>tradition clashing with modernity

>>18164313
does that mean all the people that died before jesus was alive went to hell because they did nothing about their sins?

if i punched you in the nose, would that matter?