/lit/ - Literature

>>9586464
Posting these top 100's should be bannable.

>>9586464
It's an important and interesting book(s) with history, poetry, wisdom and stories that have been told and re-told in various forms in almost all countries. It is the cornerstone of almost all of ideas held in "the west" and beyond. Pretty much any book written between AD 500 and 1960 assumes knowledge of its contents.

>>9586464
How is the stranger #13 and way ahead of plato, tolstoy, joyce and shakespeare.
This shit triggers me everytime

>>9586488
Because it's a democratic vote of people's "favorite" book.
More people have read camus than plato

>>9586464
Because a metric shitton of literature alludes to it or is heavily influenced by it

>>9586464
stop posting the outdated chart

>>9586492
>>9586478
Serious question: in this sense, is actually reading it required or the knowledge acquired in churches, prayer groups, etc. enough?

What's the best translation of The Argonautica?

>>9586728
the actual knowledge is important but in terms of actual literary value the bible is really great as well. Read Isaiah in the KJV and listen to the rhythm of the words for example. Ecclesiastes is really good too

>>9586468
This, in my 6 years on this board, the uptick of absolute trash, genre fiction, tv tie-ins, and in-depth discussion of such deep works as Brave New World have always followed these awful fucking charts

>>9586679
leave

>>9586464
Real answer? It was the only literature some groups of people were exposed to for ages. Add to that they treated it as sacred and divine and you can see how its quality can be greatly skewed.

>>9587199
Cool, I'll put it on my list.

Follow-up question: is the KJV the best version to read for purely literally purposes?

>>9587215
>12017
>Still wants it to be 2016 AD.
>When Trump was gonna MAGA.

>>9586728
Not him, but I would. It's a very beautiful text and it can be fun to study.

I learned a lot of new things that I didn't originally pick up on from church activities.

>>9587419
It's a fake chart made by some Discord fags (notice the preponderance of Japanese lit + no vote counts?)

>>9587448
shut up redditor

Do I stand a chance of understanding Shakespeare if I read it outside of high school. I remember in high school the teacher would explain what everything meant. Would I understand it if I just read it on my own?

>>9587797
If you're a native English speaker, it should be easy enough. I recommend the Folger Shakespeare Library series, as every other page is an explanation of key terms, references, and themes on the page before.

Don't believe people who say they understand Shakespeare without at least a little bit of guidance -- Elizabethan England had a very different culture than what you experience in the modern day, and it helps to have a guiding hand.

What's the best order to read Evola?

What's the best order to read Nietzsche?

>>9588591
Nietzsche is best read chronologically (and multiple times as you change your views on him over the years) and with Evola you can start with Revolt and Ride the Tiger to see if you like him and then pretty much cherry-pick from his other works depending on taste.

If you're coming to Evola more for the spiritual and less for the political stuff, maybe check out Guenon's shorter books first. Man and his Becoming is good if you're into that shit. But you'll know pretty quickly if you aren't.

>>9586464
great book from various aspects, literary. historical, cultural, poetic, philosophic

probably the most referenced book in all western cannon, influenced lots and lots of great writers, also part of the 3 big bases of western civilization: greek philosophy, christian morals and roman law

>>9587460
Discordfags are worse than redditfags

>>9589374
Both are better than /lit/fags, at least they read

>>9588591

I will assume you're into this from a rightwing angle.

For N:
> Beyond Good and Evil
> Human, All Too Human
> The Gay Science OR Thus Spake Zarathustra
> Thus Spake OR TGS
> Birth of Tragedy
> Twilight of the Idols
> Anything else you want

For Evola, if you're just reading his meme trilogy, it is:
> Revolt Against the Modern World
> Ride the Tiger
> Men Among the Ruins

You can read Fascism Viewed from the Right as well for a political viewpoint, and don't forget his works on the Metaphysics of Sex, and Introduction to Magick.

F.am>senpai
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>>9586478
>>9586492
>>9588687

Just because a book had a lot of influence doesn't mean it should be rated higher than any other book.

That's a shit criteria for a top 100. Might as well add Harry potter and the Quran in your top 10.

>>9586464
It should be #1.

>>9590668

>>>>>>>>/pol/

>>9590608
Shut the fuck up you stupid fucking sophist.

>>9586464
A combination of memery and good lit drawing on biblical tropes.

>>9589632
Fuck, I thought Evola's trilogy was
>Revolt Against the Modern World
>Men Among the Ruins
>Ride the Tiger

I was hoping Men Among the Ruins was the second one, because that title appeals to me the most.

But for Nietzsche, I don't really care about how his politics, I just want to learn about his atheistic philosophy.

>>9591030
you should read stirner before either. even though nietzsche may or may not have read him, and evola doesnt like him - he is deeply influenced by him. stirner takes it down to the treads. neetch and evola rebuild. but their projects will make a lot more sense after reading the ego and its own

>>9590608
>great book from various aspects, literary. historical, cultural, poetic, philosophic

>It's an important and interesting book(s) with history, poetry, wisdom and stories

stop picking specific pieces of posts and ignoring the rest of them, of course influence is not the the only reason for it to be high rated, moron

>>9590683

how is that /pol/ based? it is unequivocally the most significant book that humanity has ever produced, regardless of your personal views about it.

>>9591056
Just ignore that guy. /pol/ is half atheist. His post doesn't make sense.

Is there any bell hooks that's worth reading?

What's her most influential book/essay?

>>9591523

>pol is half atheist

wat

>>9591646
There's been polls on /pol/ that hundreds of people have voted in. It usually turns out that half are atheists and half are Christians. Or it may have been like 45% Christian, 45% atheist, and 10% various other things. Either way, there are a good amount of atheists on /pol/.

>>9586464
Are all the 8 main characters in chapter 3 just Stencil in disguise? Even with all their intricate backstories?

What are some good books about the French Revolution?

>>9589632
Should've asked this earlier today, but do you browse /his/? I swear I've seen your same suggestion for reading Nietzsche on /his/ before.

>>9593069
A Tale of Two Cities is pretty good. You probably read it in high school though

Can i skip the old testament? I'm afraid that if I try to read the bible in its entirety I would give up or get bored.

>>9586464
>les miserables made the list
You can fuck your own shit, retards. The list is flawed and mediocre.

>>9593272
At least read Genesis, Exodus, and Job

>>9593272
No.