{"product_id":"the-sublime-9781138859647","title":"The Sublime","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelated to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpowering, the sublime has been debated for centuries amongst writers, artists, philosophers and theorists and has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this thoroughly updated edition, Philip Shaw looks at: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly modern and post-Romantic conceptions of the sublime in two brand new chapters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe legacy of the earliest classical theories, through those of the long eighteenth century to modernist, postmodernist and avant-garde conceptions of the sublime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Introductions to major theorists of the sublime such as Longinus, Burke, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Derrida, Lyotard, Lacan and Zizek\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe significance of the concept through a range of literary readings, including the Old and New Testaments, Homer, Milton and writing from the Romantic period to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the concept of the sublime has affected other art forms such as painting and film, from abstract expressionism to David Lynch's neo-\u003ci\u003enoir\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe influence of the sublime on recent debates in the fields of politics, theology and psychoanalysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering historical overviews and explanations, this remarkably clear study is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Romantic Studies in the School of Arts at the University of Leicester, UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670617100562,"sku":"9781138859647","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_712c06b1-2514-4c19-a509-c8aea442dc49.jpg?v=1733785366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sublime-9781138859647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}