Longinus: On the Sublime was originally published by The Edwin Mellen Press in 1987. Rights have been returned to the author and it is re-released here as an open access publication.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Longinus, 1st cent. On the sublime.

Translated from the Greek.

Sometimes attributed to Cassius Longinus. Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

Sublime, The.2. Rhetoric, Ancient.I. Arieti, James

A.II. Longinus, Cassius, ca. 213-273.Ill. Title. PA4229.L5E5198680886-18069

ISBN 0-88946-029-9

Copyright© 1987 by James A. Arieti

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