{"product_id":"nihilism-and-the-sublime-postmodern-william-slocombe-9780415975292","title":"Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the relationship between nihilism and postmodernism in relation to the sublime, and is divided into three parts: history, theory, and praxis. Arguing against the simplistic division in literary criticism between nihilism and the sublime, the book demonstrates that both are clearly implicated with the Enlightenment. Postmodernism, as a product of the Enlightenment, is therefore implicitly related to \u003cem\u003eboth \u003c\/em\u003enihilism \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ethe sublime, despite the fact that it is often characterised as \u003cem\u003eeither \u003c\/em\u003enihilistic \u003cem\u003eor \u003c\/em\u003esublime. Whereas prior forms of nihilism are 'modernist' because they seek to codify reality, postmodernism creates a new formulation of nihilism - 'postmodern nihilism' - that is itself sublime. This is explored in relation to a broad survey of postmodern literature in two chapters, the first on aesthetics and the second on ethics. It offers a coherent thesis for reappraising the relationship between nihilism and the sublime, and grounds this argument with frequent references to postmodern literature, making it a book suitable for both researchers and those more generally interested in postmodern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Slocombe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415975298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415975292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.28w x 0.73d","brand":"William Slocombe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086346334463,"sku":"9780415975292","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d51f058-b26f-4026-918a-47f425089fed.jpg?v=1769094168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nihilism-and-the-sublime-postmodern-william-slocombe-9780415975292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}