/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13567578]

Was this the first capeshit ever written?

[Anonymous No.13567590]

>>13567578
what about the Epic of Gilgamesh or other Msopotamian shit? Either way, the Iliad is pure kino.

[Anonymous No.13567591]

you mean written down

[Anonymous No.13567607]

>when Apollo comes down to save Hektor

[Anonymous No.13567977]

>>13567578
No since superheroes and classical heroes work in different ways for different purposes
And the latter ones are good, so there

[Anonymous No.13567982]

>>13567578
>capeshit
Go back to 'eddit. Saged and reported.

[Anonymous No.13567996]

>>13567578
I never know what to do with this shit. My friend who's a Computer Science fuck texted me the other day and said "You ever think about how the Inferno is just fanfiction, and the Iliad is just comic books?" Like what do you say to that? You don't wanna be a cunt and lecture him. I always just say shit like "Yeah, it's craazy."

[Anonymous No.13568284]

>>13567982
>announcing report
Reported

[Anonymous No.13568292]

>>13567996
If they're your friend then you shouldn't be afraid to tell them off and be honest. That's just a superficial acquaintance you feel you need to maintain appearances for.

[Anonymous No.13568336]

>>13567578
well it's mostly a story about greeks arguing with each other so

[Anonymous No.13568353]

>>13567996
you sound like the dumbass in this situation desu

>>13567607
kek

[Anonymous No.13568363]

>>13567996
Yeah, I'm with>>13568292
This is a bit of an oversimplification, but a significant part of why quality has declined is because we don't really have snobs anymore. Not that you have to be a dick about it, but how is someone without experience going to know there's a difference? If they don't know there's a difference, why would they ever bother trying to read Inferno or the Iliad? It's "importance" is not enough. Part of developing taste is taking on the responsibility to help other people have better taste. That's more true in the market economy than ever before. If you know better, it's kind of cruel to let someone to essentially kick themselves in the literary balls.

[Anonymous No.13568380]

>>13567996
>what do you say to that?
"lol u tk him 2da bar|?" "upboads for le funy maymay trollololololoxdxdxdxd~~!" "l;kjdsfioasoiupwajnasdfa"

[Anonymous No.13568408]

>>13567578
Is there an actual semantic difference between demigods and superheroes?

[Anonymous No.13568433]

>>13568363
What bothers me is how liberally people throw around the word "friend" these days. How is someone your friend but you can't even voice an opposing opinion to them for whatever reason. That's like shit you do to your annoying co-workers who don't understand anything.

[Anonymous No.13568507]

>>13568433
What does friend mean? Isn't it just someone who hasn't majorly betrayed you and you have conversations with. Ideally you share some interests with him.

[Anonymous No.13568534]

>>13568507
I don't know, friend means something more deep to me. Someone you can genuinely always confide in without having to walk on eggshells around them about anything, let alone some ancient poem. If you think "sounding like a cunt" over explaining iliad of all fucking things is enough to threaten a friendship to the point you avoid giving an actual opinion, then it inevitably won't last. Why would you call a relationship that fragile a "friendship"

[Anonymous No.13568553]

>>13568507
yikes and cringe-pilled

[Anonymous No.13568707]

>>13568433
I mean in this case it shouldn't be a big deal, but sometimes people are relatively good to hang out with but might go psycho and full retard if you bring up certain opinions.

[Anonymous No.13568720]

>>13568707
>sometimes people are relatively good to hang out with but might go psycho and full retard if you bring up certain opinions
I wouldn't call em friends, I'd call them acquaintances. Friendships shouldn't be dissolved that easily.

[Anonymous No.13568765]

>>13567996
A lot of superhero stuff, both intentionally and unintentionally, is directly based on the heroes of Greek mythology. If you look at the early comics of the 40s you can find a lot of them are about all the old gods and heroes.

[Anonymous No.13568806]

>>13568765
And yet none are close to being as complex as the dumbest Greek drama ever produced

[Anonymous No.13568840]

>>13568806
I wouldn't claim otherwise. The value of comics is in how they use the medium.

[Anonymous No.13568866]

>>13567578
is Reck translation good?

[Anonymous No.13568875]

>>13567578
My diary

[Anonymous No.13569073]

>>13567996
>>13568765
Sure, but it's the difference between creating a piece of media for sale, with the strange subcultures/identities that emerge from it and a story that explains the metaphysical nature of the Greek world and the mythology/values that underpinned their entire culture (entirely outside of a cynical profit motive)

[Anonymous No.13569104]

>>13569073
actually the iliad was 'written' with a dominant entertainment motive. homer had to earn his slices of roast mutton and cup of honey-sweet wine

[Anonymous No.13569112]

>>13568765
i think a lot of that comes from a misunderstanding of the myths. i don't know much about comics but the greeks were very honest about the nature of their gods.
but a lot of western literature in general (obviously) has a basis in greek myths

[Anonymous No.13569140]

>>13567578
>first capeshit ever written
That's probably Gilgamesh though.

[Anonymous No.13569187]

>>13569104
Perhaps, but still outside of the profit motive. It reflected the hegemonic mythological values of Iron-Age Greece, not a mere meme made up by some dude. People were sacrificing, etc. and constructing their modes of life around these deities and the values represented in them. Very different than what Marvel is, though I fear that that disparity is being closed and people are building a worldview or lens to interpret the world through this childish media. Scary thought in my mind.