On the Sublime
Unknowntranslated Byherbert Lord Havell and Translated Byherbert Lord Havell
Read 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) (2 hr 55 min)
Chapters
dedication and translator's preface | 3:21 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
Introduction | 28:04 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
chapters I - III | 9:28 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
chapters IV - VIII | 10:31 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
chapter IX | 9:49 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
chapter X - XI | 7:01 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XII - XIV | 8:07 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XV | 7:40 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XVI - XVIII | 9:19 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XIX - XXIV | 10:48 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XXV - XXX | 9:10 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XXXI - XXXII | 8:12 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XXXIII - XXXIV | 7:24 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XXXV - XXXVIII | 8:36 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XXXIX - XLII | 8:31 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
XLIII - XLIV | 11:15 | Read by Amelia Chesley |
Appendix | 18:18 | Read by Amelia Chesley |