/lit/ - Literature

I read the dialog but sort of glance over the text in between to get a general idea of the conversation but let context do most of the work
does anyone else do this?

How do Eleatics explain the actual changes we perceive in everyday life? Is the material world an illusion like in AV or other systems or is the limited perspective of the individual human mind the cause of the perception of change?
I've only kept up with these threads sporadically so if this was answered at some point just give me keywords to look for in the archives.

Should Homer and Shakespeare be read in audiobook form since the books were originally meant to be listened to?

>>22239982
Serious question: How can a child know they're trans? When I was a kid I wanted to be a dinosaur when I grew up.
Should I have been allowed to tattoo lizard skin on my face, sharpen my teeth, and have my nose removed like that one guy? Surely no one would say yes to that?

Why do femcels hate incels? Shouldn't they be friends, bond over their issues, and perhaps even mate?

Who's worse? Atheists or pagans? On the one hand, the former have no conception of the divine so they're quite far from truth. On the other hand, although pagans have a notion of God, it's so messed up they easily end up doing demonic things. I think it's a tie so you have to consider it on a case-by-case basis.

what are the best books on frogs?

are all "unfilmable" books just pseud shit?

>all these Christer LARP threads all of a sudden
For what purpose?

>>21553262
>makes a reddit post
>calls others reddit

>>21514175
So you switch books like a child...?

Why is /sci/ spamming this board all of a sudden?

What books are in the Vatican Archives? I bet they have some far out stuff. Are there any text that are known or speculated to be in there?

What exactly is "The Oldest Trick in the Book"?

>>20937020
What if the state employed e-thots for the purposes of financing public projects?

You guys are very good at words and stuff, right? What's the sexiest synonyms for cum dumpster?

>>20650353
>absolutely nothing happens, nothing changes, nothing is learned, it is completely static.
>The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"?
Interesting. Maybe its the posts we made along the way?

>After Irving was sacked by The Sunday Times to help them with their serialisation of the Goebbels diaries, he described a group of protesters outside of his apartment as, "All the scum of humanity stand outside. The homosexuals, the gypsies, the lesbians, the Jews, the criminals, the Communists...”
Why was there a /lit/ meetup in front of Irving's house?

greek bros, what does ἐπί mean?

>jannies delete the creationist lit thread

>tfw not sure if it's beautifully written or just has quaint charm due to it being old

Is it still possible in the modern era to be a serious, respected, and popular author and travel the world and fuck different fangirls every night like everyone did in the early twentieth century?

>>20139665
sauce on that webm?

Anons... I am looking for a book or series where the hero is very Nietzschean and is incorruptible. I don't mind flaws but I am tired of the trope "nobility is actually just an illusion, nothing is better than anything else".

I have been reading some of the Witcher books but Geralt tries to stay out of stuff rather than do the noble thing. Does not have to be fantasy. Any suggestions?