από το επίμετρο του Β. Π. Βερτουδάκη​

The concept of the Sublime, as conceived by Longinus, remains remarkably fertile even in our own time, despite the radical changes in modes of expression and cultural contexts. In an age of information overload, rapid consumption of meaning, and superficial impression, the search for an authentic experience of aesthetic or moral greatness — one that captivates the reader or listener and elevates them — acquires particular importance. The Sublime can function as an antidote to banality, cynicism, and aesthetic relativism, bringing back to the forefront the power of art to move and transform us profoundly.

Ρολάν Μπαρτ

On the Sublime […] is, in a way, a form of ‘transcendental’ rhetoric; the sublime is style itself […] it is literary expression — literariness itself — defended with passion and inspiration.

Ουμπέρτο Έκο

We know him as Pseudo-Longinus, and we tend to credit him with formulating what has always been the banner of all those who claim that art transcends logic, that it awakens ineffable emotions within us…