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Started reading The Iliad, am I the only who thinks it's really funny? Everyone is so fucking angsty and silly that when you take a step back and look past the poetry it's completely ludicrous.

I'm not bashing on it, don't get me wrong it's really great but I'm curious to know if others find it as funny as me

>> No.7912889

I'd laugh too if I was reading fagles translation.

>> No.7912902

>>7912889
Pic is unrelated, I'm reading a french translation (native language), I just chose a nice looking cover

>> No.7913021

You should watch possession if you want some more laffs

>> No.7913030

read antigone for more laughs

>> No.7913084
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>>7912889
>unironically reading Pope

>> No.7913352

>>7912884
Reading the oddessy and nope, your not the only one

>> No.7913359

>>7912884

In modern society there is a disconnect. Through theft and surrender emotions have been given freely only to women and womanly men instead of all humans.

>> No.7913392

>>7912884
Ii couldn't, I gave up on it pretty quick. Plato is a better place to get into the Greeks; he has his own funny moments, especially regarding boipucci, and he also has renderable prose and themes that you can somewhat relate to

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>>7913392
>>7913352
>they can't relate to the heroic nature of men
Truly a generation of womanly cuckolds.

>> No.7913407

>>7913399
Dubs confirm.

>> No.7913530

>>7912884
>>7913352
>>7913392
I bet your wife's son laughs at you