nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqcm87c625x3tzqu2qzf7e845749k58u7xvx2gc8ym0wmg9sytwwuq3zndlz nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnnn379gxen6tn8erft6fh43q905g82q0jks4t3hf58pkl4l8srrscn8p8u There's nothing inherently bad about those old books BTW, it's just that we're only 100 years out of a robust Germano-Celtic philosophical period, and most of the older schools have analogues that are more developed, fleshed out, mature in contemporary works (in large part BC the new philosophers drew from the old.)

Same for new literature. I love the Odyssey as much as anyone but it can't compare to anything from Dostoyevsky, or if you want something contemporary told in a similar style, pick up any shonen manga out of Japan. It will usually be more or less on par with the best of ancient myths while taking better advantage of imagery.

There's a temptation to be pessimistic and say we're in the Kali Yuga but, we're only at the tail end of what is likely the highest golden age in the history of the world.