Symptoms of the Sublime: Longinus and the Hippocratic Method of Criticism

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  • Jacqueline Michelle Arthur-Montagne High Point University

Abstract

Longinus’ medical diagnosis of literature, built on the Plato’s Hippocratic approach (Phaedrus), distinguishes Longinus’ scientific assessment from the contemporary trope of decline.

Author Biography

Jacqueline Michelle Arthur-Montagne, High Point University

Department of History, Assistant Professor

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2017-05-22

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