On the Sublime

by Longinus

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On the Sublime Questions and Answers

What is false sublime? Explain with reference to Longinus's On the Sublime.

What is false sublimity? Explain with reference to On the Sublime by Longinus.

Write about frigidity in On the Sublime.

What are the sources of the "sublime" in On The Sublime by Longinus?

What is some information on Longinus as a Classic or Romantic critic?

In On the Sublime by Longinus, what is the difference between amplifiction and sublimity?

How is nobility of diction a source of the sublime as discussed by Longinus in On the Sublime?

What are the sources of sublimity in On the Sublime?

What according to Longinus in On the Sublime is the test of excellence in literature?

Explain how the effect of elevated language upon an audience is not persuasion but transport in On the Sublime by Longinus.

Write a short note on factors which destroy sublime effects in On the Sublime.

How does figurative language enhance "sublimity" in On the Sublime?

Comment on the aesthetic importance of "sublimity" as viewed by Longinus in On the Sublime.

How is Longinus' On the Sublime an excellent example of practical and comparative criticism?  

"On the Sublime is a wonderful piece of comparative and practical criticism." Elucidate.

"The effect of elevated language upon the audience is not persuasion but transport." Discuss with reference to On the Sublime by Longinus.

What is an example of any poem that can be considered sublime according to Longinus, and why is it considered sublime?

Please give a short summary of On the Sublime.

According to Longinus, what is the role of nature in formulating an aesthetics of sublime?

In On the Sublime, the approach can be described as psychological as well. How far do you agree?

How is the idea of dignity of composition a source of Sublimity in On the Sublime by Longinus?

Please define Longinus' concept of sublimity as stated in On the Sublime.

What does Longinus discuss in On The Sublime?

In On the Sublime, how is is determined if a work is sublime or not?

How does the structure of Longinus's On the Sublime compare to Horace's Ars Poetica?

Write a short note on Passion as a source of the sublime in On the Sublime.

What are the things that are discussed in Longinus` On the Sublime?

Based on On the Sublime, write short note on Longinus as the first Romantic critic.

How might the ideas of Longinus, as expressed in his treatise titled "On the Sublime," be relevant to Kate Chopin's tale "The Story of an Hour"?

Would you consider On the Sublime a manual of rhetoric? 

In "On the Sublime," why does Longinus shed light on the production itself rather than on the poet?