Cultures of the Sublime
Selected Readings, 1750-1830
1st Edition
Published on 18. October 2011
232 pages
978-1-350-30878-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
- 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.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30878-7 (9781350308787)
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10/2011
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Persons
CIAN DUFFY Reader in English Literature at St Mary's University College, UK.
PETER HOWELL Senior Lecturer in English and Programme Director at St Mary's University College, UK.
PETER HOWELL Senior Lecturer in English and Programme Director at St Mary's University College, UK.
Content
Introduction
Mountains
Money
Mind/Gothic
Crowds The Exotic
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index.
Mountains
Money
Mind/Gothic
Crowds The Exotic
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index.
