what do I think about the pedophilia in this book?
>>9949720
>the Zone is the literalisation of the collapse of systems which are a motif throughout the novel
>morality is a system
>society considers pederasty to be the height of immoral action
>Slothrop having sex with a girl who (he believes to be) underage represents the ultimate collapse of systems - absolute freedom, whether for better or worse
Probably more but that's a good starting point
You think it's hot
>>9950189
>Slothrop having sex with a girl who (he believes to be) underage
I've seen an anon suggest this before, but do we actually have any dates?
Bianca was conceived during the filming of Alpdrucken but that's undated, if we assume Pokler saw Alpdrucken the same year (which is a big assumption) we can use Ilse's age for reference, but I don't see anything more specific than sometime before 1937 when Pokler goes to Peenemunde.
How to political philosophy?
you don't.
you are unimporant
Get some /lit/ charts with books. Yale has a course on it, read those books.
Read the books. Think about the books. See what other people think about the books.
>>9949721
you mean the weltgeist will crush me?
Who is the greatest hero of literature and why is Sun Wukong? Jesus ain't got shit on the monkey
that pic isn't even remotely attractive or interesting
pick a different one
>two sets of ears
BURN IT ALIVE
"I cannot die because this my universe"
Has lil uzi vert been reading Berkeley? Discuss
Nietzsche's eternal recurrence perhaps?
>>9949680
retard
>>9949802
t. hasn't read berkeley
Hey /lit/, just purchased The History of the Peloponnesian War. How should I go about studying it?
I'm doing the same thing literally right now.
One thing I will note is pic related, the Landmark Thucydides is incredibly helpful to overall comprehension of the book because it contains many maps, as well as some helpful footnotes and appendixes. The Richard Crawley translation is a bit dated though. I'm actually reading this AND another book with the Warner translation at the same time. I'll read the Warner translation when places aren't being referred to much, and flip back to the Crawley when suddenly many locations are being referred to, and I'll make notes on the maps. It is slowing down how fast I'm getting through the book but I feel is greatly improving comprehension. It's really not as obvious from reading, for example, how far flung the Athenian Empire really was relative to the Peloponnesians and how dominant they were at sea. As well as say the problems the Peloponnesians had with truly invading deep into Athenian territory in significant numbers without getting destroyed by a Helot revolt.
Anyways, my interest in the Peloponnesian war is less historical or for it's own sake, to me, it seemed like some reasonable background info for some of the Greek Plays and the philosophy. I'm not for example trying to memorise the dates of when things happened, or critically examine Thucydides as a historian.
Start on the first page and read chronologically
I want to read some HP Lovecraft. Is there any good starting point I can go from?
>>9949661
The Lovecraft Compendium features 5 stories that directly or indirectly mention Cthulhu so it's a good place to start with the mythos. It features Dagon, Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror, Whisperer in the Darkness and Haunter in the Dark.
If you want to see whether or not you like it at all, just try Dagon and Call of Cthulhu, they're my favourites and really short.
Well I've got myself some time and some books
How do I build the discipline to sit down and read them
>>9949619
Go outside to a park or a cafee or wherever you want to read and don't take your phone with you.
>>9949627
But it's a million degrees outside and I live in a southwestern suburban hellscape. The urban center of my town is 5 miles away and full of beggars.
>>9949639
kek, I'm OP but your response applies to me 100% so thanks for speaking up for me I guess
What is the The Dark Knight Rises of literature?
What is the literary equivalent of the famous scene involving heroic CIA and Bane?
Should have Nolan been a writer?
>>9949599
Crime & Punishment
>>9949599
The Big Sleep
STATELY, PLUMP BUCK MULLIGAN CAME FROM THE STAIRHEAD
It's the feast day of /lit/'s favorite saint!
>>9949576
that's not st lucy and it's not december
>>9949576
That's not St. Francis, and it's not January.
>>9949576
That's not Saint John the Baptist, and it's not june.
Should I read Eros and The Mysteries of Love or The Yoga of Power first? The two seem to be at least tangentially related, so would having a background in one help me understand the other?
The alt-right has poisoned the minds of young white male virgins.
Julius Evola will not make you clever. He was an insane Italian aristocrat who didn't believe in science or evolution.
Also, go read some serious political philosophy and cut out the fucking racist /pol/ shit.
None of this bullshit will make you smarter or help you have sex. Go study or do something you should be doing.
>>9949575
The earliest english translations of Evola's work were done by apolitical spiritualistic types. These are the translations I'm reading.
Just because /pol/ spergs out and pretends something is /theirguy/ doesn't mean that thing should be abandoned.
>>9949580
These aren't his political works, they are studies of folklore and mythology, topics on which I find him to be a reputable source. I only read Evola's texts on politics as a historic curiosity, viewing his rightist tendencies as a natural product of him synthesizing his own aristocratic heritage to the fascistic politics of his time.
Today is Goethe's birthday, say something nice about him.
He got his dick wet a lot
Read that Faust what a crazy motherfucker lmao
goethe is awesome, def the tyrion lannister of literature
(Image irrelevant)
I was never really a writer. I have never had any desire to really become one and still truly don't, but recently I came up with a story and began to write it down. I really enjoyed doing it, and now I would like your help critiquing it. It's my first story I've ever simply wrote just because, so I think it could use work, as anything can. I would deeply appreciate it.
The link is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MhvLZQOqygvsZAA_Aha-m972jOVGAzmc93L90ZObGB8/edit?usp=sharing
You can leave comments directly through here, and/or chat with me.
I enjoyed your story; it reminded me of books that I had read in fifth grade.
I tasted a bit of Paulsen in there. Nice job.
/lit/ what do i read
I have :
Camus,plague (didnt like the stranger)
D, the Idiot
Bram Stroker Dracula
Cicero On duties
Steinbeck In dubious battle
Milton Paradise lost
>>9949461
I wish i was happy like that pleb
Studies on the subject of Psychopathy? Books that describe scientifically the aspects of this kind of disorder?
There have been some pop-sci books on the subject. A bit too pop for me. I can look em up.
>>9949455
Is the "A bit too pop" that bothers me. Are they at least accurate?
>>9949447
Olá
O que a foda.