# Burke — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Burke in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-lecture-ii-apprehension-versus-comprehension

## Who they are

Edmund Burke, the statesman and philosopher, cited for his writings on the sublime.

## In the story

### [Lecture VII: The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-vii-the-value-of-greek-and-latin-in-english-literature)

Cited as an example of an orator who disciplined his luxuriance through Latin models.

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