Longinus, On the Sublime, sec. 9.
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In the Odyssey one may liken Homer to the setting sun, of which the grandeur remains without the intensity.
— Longinus on Homer
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In the Odyssey one may liken Homer to the setting sun, of which the grandeur remains without the intensity." in the context of "Longinus, On the Sublime, sec. 9." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Homer" (Quotes about Homer)
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About Longinus
Longinus (or Pseudo-Longinus) is the name conventionally given to the author of an influential work of literary criticism, On the Sublime, the author's real name being unknown. He wrote in Greek and probably lived in the 1st century AD.
About Longinus
Longinus (or Pseudo-Longinus) is the name conventionally given to the author of an influential work of literary criticism, On the Sublime, the author's real name being unknown. He wrote in Greek and probably lived in the 1st century AD.
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