/lit/ - Literature

>>22876303
Hmmm, well alright. I am searching for Ideal Forms of Feminine purity. Immediately contradicting myself, I don't need an absolute lack of imperfections, but I NEED women who are perfectly imperfect. I crave Mary Thornes in a deluge! I need the Platonic Form of Woman in literary casing! And that is why I wish to circumvent all the sorts of easy crassness which can be found with every click, swipe, or cursory scoll in real life.

>>22876392
I am so glad you've said King Lear! You have no idea! King Lear is on my queue! Yeats put it there in the insufferability of his obsessions! I'm looking forward to reading it soon for the first time! Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but Antigone is a part of the Oedipus Cycle, yes? In that case, I'll be forced to postpone the dessert until I've eaten the meal. As for Lohengrin, I must confess, that while I absolutely devour Wagner's music without temperance like a condemned hog, I am a bit afraid of getting involved with his writing. As I've said before, I try to distance myself from what is crass in the world when I read. Reading is an activity I try to elevate nearly to the point of sanctification, and as such do not wish to sully my inner hallowed hollow with the mundanities of human vainglory or ambition. Is Lohengrin ground for which one needs swamp boots or bare feet - if you catch my meaning?

>>11165328
A lovely list, thank you friend. I am a native English speaker. Though you did not omit the Greeks, I love you've specified translations - very kind.

You've recommended learning Italian. I'm most proficient in Japanese and Latin, but I've dabbled in Spanish and Hebrew. I've recently become enamored with French and Italian cinema from the Neorealist and New Wave eras and was delighted to find how much was identical to Latin, though usage may have altered slightly. It made me consider serious study. Do you have sources you might recommend?

>>11165329
This is a fascinating list. I'm excited. I've read Bloom's, "The Anxiety of Influence," and found it brilliant, though a bit biased. Would it be better to read the Western Canon or simply start reading the list he gave with it?

>just read philosophy and poetry
Absolutely fantastic.

I'm new to Spanish and was hoping some of you might know good poems, short stories, literature, or even children's stories (worth reading) which might be accessible to a beginner.