{"product_id":"the-sublime-paperback-1","title":"The Sublime - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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 \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \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 \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 \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 \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 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe influence of the sublime on recent debates in the fields of politics, theology and psychoanalysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Romantic Studies in the School of Arts at the University of Leicester, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726213320767,"sku":"9781138859647","price":77.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7b188f4cdce3f21e1a5f9bfc56b27545.webp?v=1765109714","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-sublime-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}