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On the Sublime

Gelesen von Amelia Chesley

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This is a classical text on aesthetics and proper style in writing and rhetoric, including commentary on various ancient Greek works such as those of Plato, Homer, and Demosthenes. Authorship of this treatise is disputed/unknown, but the text is traditionally attributed to Longinus or Pseudo-Longinus. Introduction by Andrew Lang. (summary by Amelia Chesley, adapted from Wikipedia) (2 hr 55 min)

Chapters

dedication and translator's preface

3:21

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Introduction

28:04

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chapters I - III

9:28

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chapters IV - VIII

10:31

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chapter IX

9:49

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chapter X - XI

7:01

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XII - XIV

8:07

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XV

7:40

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XVI - XVIII

9:19

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XIX - XXIV

10:48

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XXV - XXX

9:10

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XXXI - XXXII

8:12

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XXXIII - XXXIV

7:24

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XXXV - XXXVIII

8:36

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XXXIX - XLII

8:31

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XLIII - XLIV

11:15

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Appendix

18:18

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