An edition of The Sublime (1935)
The Sublime
A study of critical theories in XVIII-century England
By Samuel Holt Monk
Publish Date
1960
Publisher
Ann Arbor Paperbacks, University of Michigan Press
Language
eng
Pages
250
Description:
The classic account of the search for grandeur in the art and literature of the Age of Reason. The concept of the sublime, appearing and reappearing in the history of Western thought, reached its apex in the 18th Century and paved the way for the Romantic Revolution. Here, from the perspective of our own day, is an assessment of the concept as it was developed by Hume, Burke, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and other contemporaries.
subjects: Aesthetics, British Aesthetics, Criticism, English literature, Great Britain, History, History and criticism, Sublime, The, in literature, The Sublime, Theory
Places: Great Britain
Times: 18th century