Longinus on the sublime, tr. by T.R.R. Stebbing |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 56
Página vi
... Greek substantive which means in the first instance simply " height . " That simple expression of a physical relation easily adapts itself to the most stupendous concep- tions ; it supplies , for instance , in Isaiah vi.
... Greek substantive which means in the first instance simply " height . " That simple expression of a physical relation easily adapts itself to the most stupendous concep- tions ; it supplies , for instance , in Isaiah vi.
Página ix
... expression is the outcome and bloom of lofty thoughts , and that grand thoughts spring only from great and exalted minds , we may trace an immediate connection between the object of this treatise and the well- being of our country . And ...
... expression is the outcome and bloom of lofty thoughts , and that grand thoughts spring only from great and exalted minds , we may trace an immediate connection between the object of this treatise and the well- being of our country . And ...
Página xvii
... . XXI . That Copulative Particles detract from vigour of Expression . XXII . On the effect of Inversions , to produce an impression of sincerity or to arrest attention . 72 75 78 81 84 85 On the Rhetorical Plural XXIII . 90 XXIV . On xvii.
... . XXI . That Copulative Particles detract from vigour of Expression . XXII . On the effect of Inversions , to produce an impression of sincerity or to arrest attention . 72 75 78 81 84 85 On the Rhetorical Plural XXIII . 90 XXIV . On xvii.
Página xviii
... . On Periphrasis . 105 XXIX . On the perils of Periphrasis . 108 XXX . On choice Language . I10 XXXI . On homely expressions . 113 XXXII . On combination of Metaphors . 116 XXXIII . On accuracy contrasted with genius . XXXIV . xviii.
... . On Periphrasis . 105 XXIX . On the perils of Periphrasis . 108 XXX . On choice Language . I10 XXXI . On homely expressions . 113 XXXII . On combination of Metaphors . 116 XXXIII . On accuracy contrasted with genius . XXXIV . xviii.
Página xx
... expressions . 159 XLIV . On the decline of Genius in the Author's own age . 167 APPENDIX . The opinions of Pope , Addison , and Gibbon upon Longinus , with the historian's account of his heroic death . INDEX . 175 179 I. The Author's ...
... expressions . 159 XLIV . On the decline of Genius in the Author's own age . 167 APPENDIX . The opinions of Pope , Addison , and Gibbon upon Longinus , with the historian's account of his heroic death . INDEX . 175 179 I. The Author's ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Longinus on the sublime, tr. by T.R.R. Stebbing Dionysius Cassius Longinus,Longinus Vista completa - 1867 |
Términos y frases comunes
Addison admiration Æneid Æschylus Ajax Amphicrates amplification asyndeton BACCHYLIDES beauty belle marquise blemishes bombastic Cæcilius called charm Cleitarchus colloquial combination of metaphors comparison composition conceit criticism Demosthenes disciple of Homer eloquence emotion Eupolis Euripides Eurylochus example excellences expression eyes faults feelings Figures of Rhetoric flame genius Gibbon gods grand grandeur Greek harmony hearer heaven Herodotus Hesiod historic present Homer honour hyperbaton hyperbole Hypereides Iliad imagery imagination impeach inspiration instances of asyndeton Isocrates language lively lofty Longinus Lord Lysias magnificence majesty mean Milton mourir nature never nigh-near noble Odyssey orator passage passion peril periphrasis Philistus phrenzy Plato poet poetry polyptoton praise proper reason Reiske rhetorical figures rhetorical oath rhetorical plural rhetorical singular Sappho second person sentence shew Simile Sophocles soul speak speech spirit Stesichorus style sublimity thee Theopompus things thou thought thousand Thucydides Timæus transition translation treatise utterance words writing Xenophon
Pasajes populares
Página 106 - It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil by losing all its grossne.ss.
Página 60 - tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall, anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.
Página 118 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Página 78 - They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Página 122 - He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; King's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies; that it was indeed a very curious shew ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure...
Página 119 - For who knows not that truth is strong, next to the Almighty ; she needs no policies, nor stratagems, nor licensings to make her victorious, those are the shifts and the defences that error uses against her power...
Página 171 - Thee, bold Longinus! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire: An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose own example strengthens all his laws; And is himself that great Sublime he draws.
Página 83 - A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and...
Página 123 - ... becomes all men, and with a confidence in him which was justified even in its extravagance by his superior abilities, had never in any instance presumed upon any opinion of their own. Deprived of his guiding influence, they were whirled about, the sport of every gust, and easily driven into any port ; and as those who joined with them in manning the vessel were the most directly opposite to his opinions, measures, and character, and far the most artful and...
Página 111 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm: Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That hush'd in grim repose expects his evening prey.