The Sublime
- ISBN-10
- 0415268486
- ISBN-13
- 9780415268486
- Series
- The Sublime
- Category
- Sublime, The
- Pages
- 190
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Philip Shaw
Description
Usually related to feelings of overwhelming grandeur, irresistible power, lofty emotion or simple awe, the sublime is a term impossible to define. If it has any definition, it is that which exceeds description. In exploring this complex yet crucial concept, Philip Shaw looks in turn at: - the legacy of classical theories of the sublime - Edmund Burke's and Immanuel Kant's eighteenth-century contributions to debates around the term - romantic notions of sublimity - the postmodern and avant-garde sublime - politicisation of the concept by contemporary critical theorists. A remarkably clear study of what is in its essence a term near-impossible to pin down, this guide is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory.
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