Theory of the Sublime from Longinus to Kant
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Word Count
82,000 words, Guess
Page Count
328 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28566600M
- ISBN-139781107101531
- OCLC Control Number898750333
- Library of Congress Control Number2014048652
Classifications
- LCCBH301.S7 D67 2015
Description
"In this book, Robert Doran offers the first in-depth treatment of the major theories of the sublime, from the ancient Greek treatise On the Sublime (attributed to 'Longinus') and its reception in early modern literary theory to the philosophical accounts of Burke and Kant. Doran explains how and why the sublime became a key concept of modern thought and shows how the various theories of sublimity are united by a common structure - the paradoxical experience of being at once overwhelmed and exalted - and a common concern: the preservation of a notion of transcendence in the face of the secularization of modern culture. Combining intellectual history with literary theory and philosophical analysis, his book provides a new, searching and multilayered account of a concept that continues to stimulate thought about our responses to art, nature and human events"--Publisher description.
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