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What Are The Vices Of Sublimity?

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What Are The Vices Of Sublimity? Longinus distinguishes the true Sublime from the False Sublime, and says that the vices of the Sublime emerge out of two things—”lack of passion and sincerity, and inadequacy of communication caused by faulty technique.” He has repeatedly warned the readers “against bombast, puerility on affectation, and conceits of …

What Are The Various Sources Of Sublime According To Longinus?

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What Are The Various Sources Of Sublime According To Longinus? Longinus finds five principal sources of the sublime, the first two of which are largely the gifts of nature the remaining three the gifts of art (1) grandeur of thought, (2) capacity for strong emotion, (3) appropriate use of Figures, (4) Nobility of diction, and