Dionysius Longinus on the Sublime: Translated from the Greek, with Notes and Observations, and Some Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the Author. The Third Edition, Corrected and Improved.

LONGINUS.

Edité par London: Printed for B. Dod., 1752

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8vo, pp. [xiv], 180 [ 181 - 182 adverts], engraved frontispiece, title-page in red and black, contemporary calf, gilt spine; lacks label, front joint cracked, but firm. The first translation into English, by John Hall, of Longinus was published in 1652, but it was Boileau's French translation in 1674 that led to the word "sublime" being used in an English translation in 1698. Smith's translation was first published in 1739. N° de réf. du vendeur 8474

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Titre : Dionysius Longinus on the Sublime: ...

Éditeur : London: Printed for B. Dod.

Date d'édition : 1752

Reliure : Couverture rigide