/lit/ - Literature

>>20666032
audiobooks are your friend
>The History of Rome by Theodor Mommsen (1856)
https://mega.nz/folder/2xN2gCLS#qF81ptebhiwWw6zxZG3Xjw
>Dio Cassius - Roman History
https://mega.nz/folder/Kgd1HK5a#IClSrD0XZQBiztLci0HYNA
>Titus Livy - The History of Rome - The Complete Works
https://mega.nz/folder/DlEXHbAS#oJhUo7x5nZlOM1lCvk4F3g
>Titus Livy - The History of Rome, Volumes 1-6
https://mega.nz/folder/qs9jmQja#Q4mPMnMVGMPr2Tgk3VGp_w

>>8606105
10/10 bait

>>8174903
*record scratch* Sooo yeah, I bet right about now you're wondering how I got into this mess; well, it's a funny story.

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The Switch, Elmore Leonard

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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me, Richard Fariña OR If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin. I will decide by combination of coin toss and judgment of a random page from each.

judge each other

>>6633208
I took it in college, and instead of quitting I bought a Jerome's Vulgate to keep reading some easier, yet still real, latin; now, I am about to attempt to read Livy.

If you want to learn I must suggest Cambridge's Reading Latin course as that is what our classical department used; however, I have heard that Wheelock's is better, so maybe look into that course as well. I also suggest Mark Williams's Essential Latin Vocabulary; he used statistics to determine the 1,425 most common latin words in the classical literature, so by learning these words you will be able to more efficiently read. I also like Leo Stelton's Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin; this has helped with the Vulgate, although I am not sure it will serve me as well with pagan classical texts. It comes in a sturdy hardback with thick, crisp pages; one of the best constructed dictionaries I own, Latin or otherwise.

Lastly, daily practice is imperative; progress will be slow, but in time you will see marked improvement. I kept myself motivated by considering the prospects of one day being able to read from a corpus of literature that spans over a thousand years and includes profound pagan and Catholic works.

Disclaimer: I am not a classics major; rather, I simply took Latin to fulfill my language requirement and ended up enjoying it immensely. I am no expert.

>>6514226

>>5241972
that's the stuff i was hoping for