On the Sublime

About this film

LibriVox recording of On the Sublime by Unknown. (Translated by Herbert Lord Havell.) Read in English by Amelia Chesley 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (80MB)

Directors & creators

Unknown

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;style; Rhetoric; Oratory; aesthetics; classical rhetoric

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