The Sublime

Author:   Philip Shaw (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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Pages:   174
Publication Date:   24 November 2005
Replaced By:   9781138859647
Format:   Paperback
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The Sublime


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Often labelled as 'indescribable', the sublime is a term that has been debated for centuries amongst writers, artists, philosophers and theorists. Usually related to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpowering, the sublime has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. Offering historical overviews and explanations, Philip Shaw looks at: * the legacy of the earliest, classical theories of the sublime through the romantic to the postmodern and avant-garde sublimity * the major theorists of the sublime such as Kant, Burke, Lyotard, Derrida, Lacan and Zizek, offering critical introductions to each * the significance of the concept through a range of literary readings including the Old and New testaments, Homer, Milton and writing from the romantic era * how the concept of the sublime has affected other art forms such as painting and film, from abstract expressionism to David Lynch's neo-noir. This remarkably clear study of what is, in essence, a term which evades definition, is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory.

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Author:   Philip Shaw (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9780415268486


ISBN 10:   0415268486
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   24 November 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781138859647
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Before (and After) Longinus 2. Sublimity in the Eighteenth Century 3. Burke: A Philosophical Enquiry 4. Kant: The Analytic of the Sublime 5. The Romantic Sublime 6. The Sublime is Now: Derrida and Lyotard 7. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Lacan and Zizek Afterword Glossary Bibliography

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Easily the most informative and wide-ranging series of its kind, so packed with bright ideas that it has become and indispensable resource for students of literature. <br>-Terry Eagleton, University of Manchester, UK <br> The New Critical Idiom is a constant resource, essential reading for all students. <br>-Tom Paulin, University of Oxford, UK <br>


Easily the most informative and wide-ranging series of its kind, so packed with bright ideas that it has become and indispensable resource for students of literature. -Terry Eagleton, University of Manchester, UK The New Critical Idiom is a constant resource, essential reading for all students. -Tom Paulin, University of Oxford, UK


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