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Cultures of the sublime : selected readings, 1750-1830 / edited by Cian Duffy and Peter Howell.

Title: Cultures of the sublime : selected readings, 1750-1830 / edited by Cian Duffy and Peter Howell.
Publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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vii, 217 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This critical anthology examines the place of the sublime in the cultural history of the late eighteenth century and Romantic period. Traditionally, the sublime has been associated with impressive natural phenomena and has been identified as a narrow aesthetic or philosophical category. Cultures of the Sublime: Selected Readings, 1750-1830: -recovers a broader context for engagements with, and writing about, the sublime -offers a selection of texts from a wide range of ostensibly unrelated areas of knowledge which both generate and investigate sublime effects -considers writings about mountains, money, crowds, the Gothic, the exotic and the human mind -contextualizes and supports the extracts with detailed editorial commentary. Also featuring helpful suggestions for further reading, this is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a fresh, up-to-date assessment of the sublime"--

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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-213) and index.

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committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Mountains -- Money -- Mind -- Gothic -- Crowds -- The Exotic -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index.

ISBN

9780230299658
0230299652
9780230299665 (pbk.)
0230299660 (pbk.)

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^^2011034109

OCLC

713185383

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Harvard Library