On the Sublime
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On the Sublime is an influential ancient Greek treatise that analyzes the nature of literary greatness and the sources of elevated, emotionally powerful style in rhetoric and poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek treatise
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literary criticism work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define the sublime in literature
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show how language can overwhelm and transport the audience ⓘ |
| analyzes |
relationship between style and emotion
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sources of literary greatness ⓘ techniques of rhetorical elevation ⓘ |
| author |
Longinus (traditional attribution)
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Pseudo-Longinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| criticalApproach | combination of rhetorical analysis and aesthetic theory ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 1st century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| discusses |
composition and arrangement
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emotional transport (ekstasis) ⓘ figures of speech ⓘ grandeur of thought ⓘ noble diction ⓘ |
| evaluates |
Demosthenes
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Sappho NERFINISHED ⓘ various Greek tragedians ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effects of rhetoric on the audience
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elevated style ⓘ emotional power in language ⓘ |
| genre | treatise on rhetoric and style ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century aesthetics
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Edmund Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ concept of the sublime in philosophy ⓘ modern literary criticism ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic and early Imperial Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetics
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literary greatness ⓘ poetry ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ style in literature ⓘ sublime ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Byzantine manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableConcept | sublime as emotional transport rather than mere persuasion ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ ὕψους NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivesAs | incomplete text ⓘ |
| title | On the Sublime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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