{"product_id":"the-sublime-philip-shaw-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138859648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138859647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Philip Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991891640575,"sku":"9781138859647","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_224b03cd-ad03-4425-b528-a5e30beb7812.jpg?v=1683312839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sublime-philip-shaw-9781138859647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}