/lit/ - Literature

>>18639311
This is the type of physique that's born out of dancing, playing, swinging around and having childlike fun
youtube.com/watch?v=Xr68BiLM6hA&

This is the type of physique that's born out of mechanistic abomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hpWOY9ENOs&t=2s

body builders look gross, I can't believe anyone finds them attrative. Natty physiques born from organic manual labor are always slender twinks or stout dad-bods, you never see the type of grotesques malformed muscles of a body builder.

Look at this idea of a Greek Hero. Does he look like "sports super star?" ? No, he looks like a healthy young athletic male. 90% of Greek statues do. People totally abuse the idea of what Greeks actually thought was a good physique on a man. It was muscular, yes, but by our standards it'd be run-of-the-male surfer, skateboarder, a karate fighter like Bruce lee. You never see these big hulking wrestler abominations in Greek art unless they represent monsters.

What are some quintessential works which depict ascending or higher life? Hard mode: no Greeks.

>>17599622
why do Greek statues look better than "attractive" people today? Why do paintings of the renaissance, likewise? Whenever there is realistic painting and/or sculpture, attractive people always look like 10/10s. Hardly average by today's standards.

What are some books where a male triumphs over all females?