/lit/ - Literature

Novels are typically over-examinations of trivial social situations and internal feelings. Why has this incredibly feminine art form become so prominent since the 1700s?

When will we see manly epic poetry come back to life?

Why does /lit/ seem to hate the Aeneid so much?

The way to succeed in any art today, is to unapologetically be an "ignorant" man, just writing whatever. If someone calls you on something, just say you don't even understand what they are talking about. Seriously, there is a hole in the market for a strong, silent type of outdoorsy, old-school man to be extremely successful

Why the fuck is it so good? And who are your favorite translations? Just got Frederick Ahl's from Oxford and it is pretty ok