Longinus

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Longinus is the name traditionally given to the ancient Greek literary critic credited with the treatise "On the Sublime," a foundational work in the study of rhetoric and aesthetics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aesthetic theorist
ancient Greek literary critic
literary theorist
pseudonymous author
rhetorician
associatedWithConcept elevated style
emotional power in literature
grandeur of thought
the sublime
transport of the audience
authorshipStatus disputed
uncertain
concernedWith criteria of great writing
effects of style on readers
creditedWith authorship of On the Sublime
culturalContext Hellenistic Greek culture
evaluates Demosthenes NERFINISHED
Homer NERFINISHED
Plato NERFINISHED
Sappho NERFINISHED
various Greek tragedians
fieldOfWork aesthetics
literary criticism
rhetoric
genreOfWriting literary treatise
influenceOn Romantic literary theory
Western literary criticism
aesthetic theory
rhetorical theory
knownFrom treatise On the Sublime NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Ancient Greek
nameTraditionallyGivenTo author of On the Sublime
notableWork On the Sublime NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation Platonizing aesthetics
possibleIdentification Cassius Longinus NERFINISHED
Dionysius Longinus NERFINISHED
region Eastern Mediterranean (attributed) NERFINISHED
survivingWorkStatus partially preserved
textualTradition Byzantine manuscript tradition
workPeriod 1st century CE
workTitleInGreek Peri Hypsous NERFINISHED

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