#classical lit

[zzigzadig]

Withering daffodils - Sibyl Vane and Dorian Gray

[heartsofanachronism]

“The wrath of God comes down on us / And claims today we pay the cost / For we stole from eternity / But couldn’t hide it up our sleeves.”

— Tamino, Dissolve

[taya333xox]

you’re not tripping, i blurred the page because my annotations are cringe 😶

[soracities]

in love with these fragmented portions of a Sumerian lullaby

[nicoleabraxen]

What does “waiting” really mean?

What does “waiting” actually mean In a world where women couldn’t leave?

Is it patience — or constraint?

I’m curious how you read it.

[ferretteeth]

I read The Picture of Dorian Gray for the first time last night. I think this part of the book is actually gayer than the dozens of pages which do nothing but talk about how hot Dorian is

[karl-von-moor-official]

RIP William Shakespeare, you would have loved the term "blorbo"

[kunikidas-lost-glasses]

Who is 'The' pathetic wet cat of classical literature?

Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein)

Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Hamlet)

The narrator of "White Nights"

Werther (The Sorrows of Young Werther)

Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment)

Other (specify in the tags)

Voting ended onJul 4, 2023