Longinus On the Sublime
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Longinus

On the Sublime

literary criticism

On the Sublime. What makes writing great? Not correctness but transport — the power to overwhelm the reader. The most influential ancient treatise on literary greatness, probably written in the first century AD.

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Books

  • 1
    Book 1

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~330 words
  • 2
    Book 2

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~260 words
  • 3
    Book 3

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~350 words
  • 4
    Book 4

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~420 words
  • 5
    Book 5

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~110 words
  • 6
    Book 6

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~50 words
  • 7
    Book 7

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~240 words
  • 8
    Book 8

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~320 words
  • 9
    Book 9

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~1,020 words
  • 10
    Book 10

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~530 words
  • 11
    Book 11

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~140 words
  • 12
    Book 12

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~310 words
  • 13
    Book 13

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~340 words
  • 14
    Book 14

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~160 words
  • 15
    Book 15

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~730 words
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    Book 16

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~420 words
  • 17
    Book 17

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~270 words
  • 18
    Book 18

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~220 words
  • 19
    Book 19

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~70 words
  • 20
    Book 20

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~190 words
  • 21
    Book 21

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~100 words
  • 22
    Book 22

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~410 words
  • 23
    Book 23

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~240 words
  • 24
    Book 24

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~90 words
  • 25
    Book 25

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~60 words
  • 26
    Book 26

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~140 words
  • 27
    Book 27

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~300 words
  • 28
    Book 28

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~190 words
  • 29
    Book 29

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~100 words
  • 30
    Book 30

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~130 words
  • 31
    Book 31

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~120 words
  • 32
    Book 32

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~660 words
  • 33
    Book 33

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~370 words
  • 34
    Book 34

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~340 words
  • 35
    Book 35

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~260 words
  • 36
    Book 36

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~270 words
  • 37
    Book 37

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~10 words
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    Book 38

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~360 words
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    Book 39

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~420 words
  • 40
    Book 40

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~240 words
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    Book 41

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~120 words
  • 42
    Book 42

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~60 words
  • 43
    Book 43

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~490 words
  • 44
    Book 44

    An exploration of what makes writing truly great — "Longinus" identifies the sources of literary sublimity, from noble thought to powerful emotion to masterful composition.

    ~720 words
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