On the Sublime
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On the Sublime is an influential ancient Greek treatise that analyzes the nature of literary greatness and the sources of elevated, emotionally powerful style in rhetoric and poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Sublime canonical | 3 |
| treatise On the Sublime | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Sublime Context triple: [Ancient Greek literary criticism, hasNotableWork, On the Sublime]
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A.
Analytic of the Sublime
Analytic of the Sublime is the section of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of the Power of Judgment in which he analyzes the feeling of the sublime and its relation to reason, freedom, and the limits of human sensibility.
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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is an influential 18th-century treatise that explores the psychological and aesthetic foundations of the sublime and the beautiful, helping to shape modern aesthetics and Romantic thought.
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Analytic of the Beautiful
Analytic of the Beautiful is the section of Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory that systematically examines judgments of beauty, their subjective universality, and their relation to feeling and cognition.
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The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will
"The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will" is an essay by political theorist Isaiah Berlin that examines the rise and implications of Romanticism’s emphasis on individual will, creativity, and self-assertion in modern thought.
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The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Sublime Target entity description: On the Sublime is an influential ancient Greek treatise that analyzes the nature of literary greatness and the sources of elevated, emotionally powerful style in rhetoric and poetry.
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A.
Analytic of the Sublime
Analytic of the Sublime is the section of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of the Power of Judgment in which he analyzes the feeling of the sublime and its relation to reason, freedom, and the limits of human sensibility.
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B.
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is an influential 18th-century treatise that explores the psychological and aesthetic foundations of the sublime and the beautiful, helping to shape modern aesthetics and Romantic thought.
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C.
Analytic of the Beautiful
Analytic of the Beautiful is the section of Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory that systematically examines judgments of beauty, their subjective universality, and their relation to feeling and cognition.
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D.
The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will
"The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will" is an essay by political theorist Isaiah Berlin that examines the rise and implications of Romanticism’s emphasis on individual will, creativity, and self-assertion in modern thought.
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E.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek treatise
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literary criticism work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define the sublime in literature
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show how language can overwhelm and transport the audience ⓘ |
| analyzes |
relationship between style and emotion
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sources of literary greatness ⓘ techniques of rhetorical elevation ⓘ |
| author |
Longinus (traditional attribution)
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linked to:
Longinus
Pseudo-Longinus ⓘ
linked to:
Longinus
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| authorshipStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| criticalApproach | combination of rhetorical analysis and aesthetic theory ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 1st century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| discusses |
composition and arrangement
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emotional transport (ekstasis) ⓘ figures of speech ⓘ grandeur of thought ⓘ noble diction ⓘ |
| evaluates |
Demosthenes
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Homer ⓘ Plato ⓘ Sappho ⓘ various Greek tragedians ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effects of rhetoric on the audience
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elevated style ⓘ emotional power in language ⓘ |
| genre | treatise on rhetoric and style ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century aesthetics
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Edmund Burke ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ concept of the sublime in philosophy ⓘ modern literary criticism ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic and early Imperial Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetics
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literary greatness ⓘ poetry ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ style in literature ⓘ sublime ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Byzantine manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableConcept | sublime as emotional transport rather than mere persuasion ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ ὕψους ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| survivesAs | incomplete text ⓘ |
| title | On the Sublime ⓘ |
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