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sublime is the echo of the great soul "this statement is?


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Answer 1

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Longinus defines sublime as a kind of loftiness and excellence in language raising the style of the ordinary language. Sublimity springs from a great and lofty soul, thereby becoming “one echo of a great soul"

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Answer 2

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By the word ‘sublime’ Longinus means “elevation” or “lofti­ness”—all that which raises style above the ordinary, and gives to it dis­tinction in its widest and truest sense. So sublimity is “a certain distinc­tion and excellence in composition. ” Both nature and art, says Longinus, contribute to sublimity in literature. “Art is perfect when it seems to be nature, and nature hits the mark when she contains art hidden within her.” (Longinus)

Longinus finds five principal sources of the sublime, the first two of which are largely the gifts of nature the remaining three the gifts of art (1) grandeur of thought, (2) capacity for strong emotion, (3) appropriate use of Figures, (4) Nobility of diction, and (5) dignity of composition or a happy synthesis of all the preceding elements.

(1) Grandeur of Thought

Nobody can produce a sublime work unless his thoughts are sublime. For “sublimity is the echo of greatness of soul It is impossible for those whose whole lives are full of mean and servile ideas and habits, to produce anything that is admirable and worthy of an immortal life. It is only natural that great accents should fall from the lips of those whose thoughts have always been deep and full of majesty.” Stately thoughts belong to the loftiest minds.

Therefore, he who would attain distinction of style must feed his soul on the works of the great masters, as Homer, Plato and Demosthenes, and capture from them some of their own greatness, This reflects the classicism of Longinus. However, what Longinus has in mind is not mere imitation or borrowing, but that “men catch fire from the spirit of others.” To Longinus the operation is one that aims at capturing something of the ancient spirit, something of that vital creative force which had gone to the ” making, of the earlier masterpieces; and its effect he describes as that of illumination, guiding the mind in some mysterious way to the lofty standards of the ideal.

The grandeur of conception is to be emphasized and made effective by a suitable treatment of material. Details should be so chosen as to form an organic whole. Amplification or accumulation of all the details of a given subject is also helpful. Such an amplification by its profusion suggests overwhelming strength and magnitude. The use of vivid and compelling images is also useful, for it brings home to the readers the conception of the writer, effectively and forcefully.

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