/lit/ - Literature

ever since i found this on 4chan it makes me wanna do it and turn the corner from entertaining myself to death to bettering myself.
t. nearly 27 y/o

Can someone please redpill me on living like pic related? I drink too much, am in grad school, and really should be reading much, much more than I currently am.

I see some posts on here that appear really comfy, in that they read lit magazines and read all the time, etc.

I just want to know what the transition from pleb-tier vidya+netflix/youtube to the /lit/ lifestyle is like? Any tips?

>>13627137
We come from here.

--Greek--
>Athenaze
Extremely easy/basic, but it is designed for a classroom setting. It intentionally puts some advance shit at start but won't explain it. The teachers book mention where this kind of stuff is but gives minimal explanation. So it might be a bit painful for self study. I used this in a classroom setting with no complaints, my teacher had specific powerpoints that complimented the text, which was nice.

>Cambridge Reading Greek
Has its own individual study guide, the difficulty is medium, texts move from constructed to original greek in a gradual manner. The grammar however is all over the place, IIRC they teach you optative before subjunctive, 3rd declension before 1st declension etc. Might be okay for newcomers, but I found the grammar learning structure weird. I still recommend this though, make sure to get all the books, study guide and teachers guide alongside text and grammar books.

>Learn to Read Greek
Yale's big beast, it is extremely intensive and doesn't hand hold. The exercise book is massive, grammar is detailed and texts are exclusively original. This is a great book but I wouldn't recommend anyone to start from this. However if you have the money, get it. This is the best series to really drill greek. It's also my favorite series. Very difficult, very intensive but very comprehensive and to the point. You do have to email the publisher for answer keys.

--Latin--

>Lingua Latina per se illustrata
Highly recommended by many but it has different learning style. It teaches you ''naturally". The problem is that it assumes you come from an English background. If English is not your first language and you might be annoyed if not outright struggle with it. You should definitely get this book though, I wish they had something like this for Greek (they say Italian version of Athenaze is like this)

>Wheelock
The classic, get the latest edition. Start from this and compliment it with lingua latina. Though Dowling method discourages this, I do believe Wheelock can be nice addition.

>Dowling Method
-First read and learn basic grammar concepts throughly http://www.wcdrutgers.net/Latin.htm
-Then memorize the basic grammar, there is a webpage where you can practice fill the grammar from memory http://www.jonathanaquino.com/latin/
-Then go to Lingua Latina
I understand Dowlings discouragement for Wheelock but if you are confused or want some classic text book, wheelock can really compliment you. Do use Dowling method but check out Wheelock also, maybe go parallel with both.

>Learn to Read Latin
Yale's beast Latin version, again my favorite, again most difficult/intensive. Get this after you finish the others just to revise stuff and learn grammar a bit more in detail.