#classical literature

[skywalkr-nberrie]

❋ ~ • Textual parallels || Fallen Angel Painting (1847) - Alexandre Cabanel || Ophelia Painting (1851–52) - Sir John Everett Millais || Revenge of The Sith (2005) - Dir. George Lucas • ~ ❋

[fracturedporcelaindoll]

Beautiful ~

can it PLEASE be fall again

[soupexpertt]

I really like this russian edition of classic books. Letting famous artists do the covers in YA style was such a simple but clever decision. According to the recent study the number of teenage readers increased, possibly thanks to these covers. I own traditional classics with blank covers but if I ever see one of these in the wild, it’ll probably make me go feral.

Here are some of my favs:

Dracula (art by Renibet)

2.Jane Eyre (art by Ulunii)

3. Little women (art by чаки чаки)

4. The Idiot (the hedgehog-omg-) (art by Xinshi)

5. Pride and Prejudice (art by Cactusute)

6. War and Peace (art by Xinshi)

7. Wuthering Heights (art by Renibet)

8. The Great Gatsby (art by NIKEL)

9. Frankenstein (art by Iren Horrors)

10. Crime and Punishment (art by REDwood)

11. Anna Karenina (art by Ulunii)

12. The Cherry Orchard (art by lewisite)

13. The Master and Margarita (art by Renibet)

[a-lady-and-her-quill]

[lenainwonderland]

- Sylvia Plath

[freakinthefridge]

there’s a specific kind of gut-wrenching sadness that comes with reading classical literature and getting to any scene of a hero interacting with their children who have no understanding of the fighting around them

astyanax getting scared of hector’s plumed helmet and ascanius wanting to hold aeneas’s hand while they flee from troy? yeah

[stringsofeuphoria]

I finished the book a little bit ago, but I wasn’t in a good mood to write. In any case, damn, Yozo’s a crappy husband. That was one of my main takeaways, to not follow in his footsteps. I also wrote something in my annotations about how he might think that humanity is equivalent to purity. From what I understand, he especially started thinking of himself as less than a person after the trauma that occurred in his childhood. He then marries Yoshiko — which is still gross to me, by the way — who he views as someone very pure. He also said that he started feeling human around her. That all kind of went to hell when she fell victim to what I’ve inferred to be the same trauma he went through as a kid, but I could be wrong. And that’s when he starts wondering if trust is a sin and whatnot. I said that it shouldn’t count as sin, but it could definitely be dangerous. Right, and then at the very end of the third notebook, I think everything kind of came full circle in the worst possible way (which I’ll avoid talking about due to potentially triggering topics for others). The epilogue interested me, considering the lady at the bar called Yozo “an angel.” There was a comment in the translator’s note that said something about how Yozo was so preoccupied with the bad things about him that he never saw the love he either gave or could’ve given, something like that. Honestly, I failed to notice this myself. Maybe that because I related to his misery? Or maybe it’s because throughout the notebooks, we see through his eyes. Overall, the whole book was pretty damn interesting.

[bananaeatstape]

ok these are rlly good points i love this actually

I guess the reason more characters who were morally corrupt or unstable were portrayed as ugly or weird looking a while ago was because it was what the audience expected; if the person is bad, it should be obvious at first sight, correct?

Then again as prev said it really depends on the character. if the physical appearance doesn't really matter, that's all well and good. If it adds to their development, then you'd probably need it as a part of the plot, but it isn't them in their entirety. I guess it's something people recognized more as time progressed, which is why they take more liberties in character designs nowadays.

also off topic but i love how you said and i quote "Whether he is 'handsome' or 'ugly', he's a tragic, questionable and pathetic man, I love him" bc that's literally me to any character

I find it very interesting how designs and casting for classic literature characters have evolved from the earlier adaptations to the modern ones we see today.

A lot of that is definitely the target audience and how media has influenced how we see the characters.

However looking at actors and designs from 20th century retellings and comparing them to 2010’s tv shows, it just.

idk i feel like its kinda silly and fascinating to see how distanced we’ve come from the original text but not necessarily in a bad way

I mean just look:

A Christmas Carol's Ebenezer Scrooge (2009, 2022)

Edward Hyde (1931, 2015)

Sherlock Holmes (1939, 2022)

like idek dude

I guess we decided they needed to drink the yassification juice after a couple of decades and i kinda love it yet at the same time question mark ???

edit: also someone mentioned that TGS isn't a show and i sincerely apologize for not putting that in here my brain was lagging bad but i meant to refer to different types of media and it ended up looking out of place ;-;

anyways i just hope yall get my point lmao

[mysticpolin]

[decaysings]

mircalla millarca carmilla

[ID: black and white digital fanart of carmilla from the novel by sheridan le fanu. wearing an 1860s style nightgown with her wavy hair loose, she stares steadily at the viewer. her eyes are red and her face, the front of her gown, and hands are all stained with blood. end ID]

[wildeasteroid]

am I completely unhinged if I say that Lord Henry is the most important character...?

[mymercyprevailss]

[iwannafeelguilty]

i miss autumn

[hasellia]

( The Odyssey, 6th century BC)

[a-lady-and-her-quill]