I read Gilgamesh last year and it has stayed with me since then. It’s an incredible tale and a surprisingly emotional one considering how old it is. I’ve been thinking about reading it again.
I've had to read the epic of Gilgamesh for school and NHL its good! (If you are a younger kid, 1st-8th grade, or want a younger kid to read it there is a scholastic podcast that will read the whole thing and it is entertaining! Specially that age group.)
Idk. These might be short in length, but the added difficulty in classics like these is they are worth to be studied and not just read. Moreover, learning historical context around such books adds more depth to cover.
I have read Gilgamesh, the Art of War (reading it now with my daughter, and I havent read Antigone, but my son and I read both Ajax and Electra, so I think that counts. I want to get my hands on some Hesiod, but am more interested to read through Plutarchs Lives.
Is Kafka's Metamorphosis too modern to count? Anyways you can definitely get through it in a single sitting and it's incredible. Particularly enjoyed it as a trans person with a disability. The story is essentially "What if your body changed and you couldn't work anymore? What if you changed and it alienated you from your loved ones? What if they became disgusted by you and abused you for the change and left you to die?" Relatable memes outta that one for sure.
👌 Antigone would be better proceeded by Oedipus Rex. The Art of War is very insightful. I'll try the others. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been on my list since I read Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck Heart of Darkness by Josef Conrad Anthem by Ayn Rand Notes From Underground by Dostoevsky The Prince by Machiavelli Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I was thinking the same thing. Short doesn’t mean easy fast read. The book, and the second that is usually connected with it “The book of family traditions on the art of war,” is rich in layers to contemplate. One sitting does not allow one to truly absorb its wisdom, unless maybe a daoist that has expert fundamental knowledge and perhaps understands most context. You can read these books as face value martial arts techniques, as a guide to international/great power competition strategies, as the a comparative analysis of different religious doctrines (some seeking or believing they have the “way”/enlightenment without the basics, while others get stuck on the rituals but never really mature to taking no thought (meaning divorcing rituals without never truly deviating from what they’ve been trained in to truly see the magic). Those books are life changing but not in one sitting haha
It’s not about “simple”, it’s about “can you read it in one sitting”. All plays are short enough to read in one sitting because you’re supposed to sit down in the audience and see it in one sitting, and if you read it it’s even shorter.
Very nice list. I've read 3 and 4 going to try 1 and 2.
This is a very nice list.
Thanks!
I read Gilgamesh last year and it has stayed with me since then. It’s an incredible tale and a surprisingly emotional one considering how old it is. I’ve been thinking about reading it again.
Candide by Voltaire. Siddhartha by Hesse. Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Many others.
Out of all the books I was assigned as required reading in college, Candide was definitely my favorite. It's hilarious.
@@AaronRotenberg Indeed. I love the part where the scientists conclude that the red sheep is red and shall die of a neurological disease.
The Art of War is a short read. Until you try to completely understand the text.
And so is The Book of Five Rings
Note that most are heavily bookmarked.
Clearly long time favorites.
I've had to read the epic of Gilgamesh for school and NHL its good! (If you are a younger kid, 1st-8th grade, or want a younger kid to read it there is a scholastic podcast that will read the whole thing and it is entertaining! Specially that age group.)
Idk. These might be short in length, but the added difficulty in classics like these is they are worth to be studied and not just read. Moreover, learning historical context around such books adds more depth to cover.
Straight to the point, thanks!
Another couple I would add are Beowulf, and Candide.
Gilgamesh is a great little read! Love this list!
I have read Gilgamesh, the Art of War (reading it now with my daughter, and I havent read Antigone, but my son and I read both Ajax and Electra, so I think that counts. I want to get my hands on some Hesiod, but am more interested to read through Plutarchs Lives.
Look into other writings of Plutarch like his essays and collections of wise proverbs from the Moralia.
Is Kafka's Metamorphosis too modern to count? Anyways you can definitely get through it in a single sitting and it's incredible. Particularly enjoyed it as a trans person with a disability. The story is essentially "What if your body changed and you couldn't work anymore? What if you changed and it alienated you from your loved ones? What if they became disgusted by you and abused you for the change and left you to die?" Relatable memes outta that one for sure.
I liked Theogony more than Works and Days. But Antigone is pretty great
Saved, thank you.
👌 Antigone would be better proceeded by Oedipus Rex. The Art of War is very insightful. I'll try the others. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been on my list since I read Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky.
'Make your enemies think there's more to you then thier really is... that what I did with my book, lol." - Sun Tzu
Do slightly longer than this books such as Of Mice and Men and Great Gatsby
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Heart of Darkness by Josef Conrad
Anthem by Ayn Rand
Notes From Underground by Dostoevsky
The Prince by Machiavelli
Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
By easy you mean short?
'The book of five rings' by no means comes under an easy read classic.
I was thinking the same thing. Short doesn’t mean easy fast read. The book, and the second that is usually connected with it “The book of family traditions on the art of war,” is rich in layers to contemplate. One sitting does not allow one to truly absorb its wisdom, unless maybe a daoist that has expert fundamental knowledge and perhaps understands most context. You can read these books as face value martial arts techniques, as a guide to international/great power competition strategies, as the a comparative analysis of different religious doctrines (some seeking or believing they have the “way”/enlightenment without the basics, while others get stuck on the rituals but never really mature to taking no thought (meaning divorcing rituals without never truly deviating from what they’ve been trained in to truly see the magic).
Those books are life changing but not in one sitting haha
All really good books
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The Epic of Gilgamesh isn't simple. If you think that, you weren't paying attention. Neither is any of the classical Greek dramas, including Antigone.
It’s not about “simple”, it’s about “can you read it in one sitting”. All plays are short enough to read in one sitting because you’re supposed to sit down in the audience and see it in one sitting, and if you read it it’s even shorter.
I feel like Gilgamesh is very challenging to read.
2 of 5
Alot of gen z are going to be reading the art of war (sun zu) cause reasons
My reason is technoblade dont know about yours
What's that bookmarks for?
The bookmarks are for making notes in the books.
Read art of war because of technoblade 🔥
I respect you for the 5 Rings and disrespect you for the Art of War
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Classics: any white and old then something in there from Japan or China for diversity
That's not the "oldest written story".
What is then?
@@geheimemarthaI’m curious too, since many sources from my Google searches list The Epic of Gilgamesh as the oldest written story.