/lit/ - Literature

>>19403489
Neither can this

>>19400245
start with the quran
you literally cannot understand middle eastern literature at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the quran
it's the beginning and the end of middle eastern literature, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of middle eastern literature and culture

start with the bible
you literally cannot understand western literature at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the Bible
it's the beginning and the end of Western literature, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of Western literature and culture

start with the Tao Te Ching
you literally cannot understand Chinese culture at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the Tao Te Ching
it's the beginning and the end of Chinese literature, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of Chinese literature and culture

start with the Upanishads
you literally cannot understand Indian culture at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the Upanishads
it's the beginning and the end of Indian culture, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of Indian literature and culture

start with the epic of Sujata
you literally cannot understand African culture at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the epic of Sunjata
it's the beginning and the end of African culture, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of African literature and culture

start with the Talmud
you literally cannot understand Jewish culture at a high level if you don't have a decent grasp of the Talmud
it's the beginning and the end of Jewish culture, all references it and everything builds upon it
it is the soul of Jewish literature and culture

Oh and pic unrelated, it just makes midwits seethe

>>19389345

I fucking bought a pass for this shit because my ISP is blocked