How old is history's first novel ever?

[@punypunic2224]

Glad to see this channel active once again! Big fan of this editing and style

[@BenjaminAugustLiterature]

Awesome! I'm switching to this kind of content style so I can hopefully upload more frequently

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Neat video. I was always under the assumption that The Tale of Genji was the oldest, but I guess I stand corrected. :)

[@BenjaminAugustLiterature]

Glad you liked it!

[@SmokeychefFf]

Have you ever read the gap series by Stephen Donaldson?

[@firstlast2636]

have you tried threatening to beat up Cormac McCarthy if he doesn't release The Passenger?

[@BrianMcInnis87]

It was announced like over a month ago. It's two books: 'The Passenger' coming in October, and 'Stella Maris' coming in November.

[@BenjaminAugustLiterature]

I'm scared to threaten the guy who wrote Blood Meridian!

[@BrianMcInnis87]

2:32 What constituted under-age in first-century Rome?

[@BenjaminAugustLiterature]

I don't believe they had age of consent laws, but interestingly they were critical of large age gaps in relationships in some circumstances. They were also fairly homophobic

[@TSDamiano]

Can you make a video about heart of Darkness the book

[@BrianMcInnis87]

0:00 Eras are neither common nor uncommon*. They're just sequential. * (They arrive *precisely* when they mean to.)

[@kafirkafiri4394]

i believe the most disturbing books i ever read was quran and bible the type of debauchery mentioned is extremely disturbing.