Sublime (平装) 0415268486

Often labelled as ‘indescribable’, the sublime is a term that has been debated for centuries amongst writers, artists, philosophers and theorists. Usually related to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpowering, the sublime has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. Offering historical overviews and explanations, Philip Shaw looks at:

* the legacy of the earliest, classical theories of the sublime through the romantic to the postmodern and avant-garde sublimity

* the major theorists of the sublime such as Kant, Burke, Lyotard, Derrida, Lacan and Zizek, offering critical introductions to each

* the significance of the concept through a range of literary readings including the Old and New testaments, Homer, Milton and writing from the romantic era

* how the concept of the sublime has affected other art forms such as painting and film, from abstract expressionism to David Lynch’s neo-noir.

This remarkably clear study of what is, in essence, a term which evades definition, is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory.

Easily the most informative and wide-ranging series of its kind, so packed with bright ideas that it has become and indispensable resource for students of literature. –Terry Eagleton, University of Manchester, UK The New Critical Idiom is a constant resource, essential reading for all students. –Tom Paulin, University of Oxford, UK University of Leicester, UK

Introduction 1. Before (and After) Longinus 2. Sublimity in the Eighteenth Century 3. Burke: A Philosophical Enquiry 4. Kant: The Analytic of the Sublime 5. The Romantic Sublime 6. The Sublime is Now: Derrida and Lyotard 7. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Lacan and ?i?ek Afterword Glossary Bibliography

出版社	Routledge
作者	Philip Shaw