Cultures of the Sublime: Selected Readings, 1750-1830 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0230299660 ISBN 13: 9780230299665

Casa editrice: Palgrave, 2011

Riassunto

This critical anthology examines the place of the sublime in the cultural history of the late eighteenth century and Romantic period. Traditionally, the sublime has been associated with impressive natural phenomena and has been identified as a narrow aesthetic or philosophical category. Cultures of the Sublime: Selected Readings, 1750-1830:

· recovers a broader context for engagements with, and writing about, the sublime
· offers a selection of texts from a wide range of ostensibly unrelated areas of knowledge which both generate and investigate sublime effects
· considers writings about mountains, money, crowds, the Gothic, the exotic and the human mind
· contextualises and supports the extracts with detailed editorial commentary.

Also featuring helpful suggestions for further reading, this is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a fresh, up-to-date assessment of the sublime.

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Recensione:

'Provides a valuable contextualising role in the study of Romantic literature and the sublime.' - Steven Vine, Swansea University, UK 

'Cultures of the Sublime gives access to hard-to-find texts, suggesting the breadth of the discourse of the sublime in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and its relevance to areas far afield of aesthetic philosophy. This book will allow students and scholars a far more comprehensive sense of the meaning of the sublime.' - Nick Williams, Indiana University, USA

Descrizione del libro:

A critical anthology of extracts which offers students and scholars a major new assessment of the place of the sublime in Romantic period culture

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0230299660
• ISBN 13: 9780230299665
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 228
• Redattore: Duffy Cian