Treatise of Literary Criticism

Longinus. THE WORKS OF DIONYSIUS LONGINUS, ON THE SUBLIME: or, a Treatise Concerning the Sovereign Perfection of Writing. Translated from the Greek. With Some Remarks on the English Poets. By Mr. [Leonard] Welsted.

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London: Printed for Sam. Briscoe, 1712. 8vo. xiv, 192 pp. Text with some light foxing, but a very nice copy in later full calf, gilt spine, red morocco label, “antique” style by binder Philip Dusel. First edition of this new translation of “De Sublimitate.” with Welsted’s added comments on Longinus applied to English poetry.

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Author

Longinus

Title

THE WORKS OF DIONYSIUS LONGINUS, ON THE SUBLIME: or, a Treatise Concerning the Sovereign Perfection of Writing. Translated from the Greek. With Some Remarks on the English Poets. By Mr. [Leonard] Welsted.

Year of Publication

1712

Publisher

Printed for Sam. Briscoe