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ISBN 10: 0521395828 ISBN 13: 9780521395823
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The concept of the Sublime has influenced aesthetic and theoretical debate ever since it was first widely invoked in the eighteenth century. However, the unavailability of many crucial early texts has resulted in a conception of the Sublime often limited to the definitions of its most famous theorist Edmund Burke. Andrew Ashfield and Peter de Bolla's valuable anthology, which includes an introduction, and headnotes to each entry, now offers students and scholars ready access to a deep and complex tradition of writing on the Sublime, many of them never before reprinted in modern editions.

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Book Description

The unavailability of many crucial early texts has resulted in a conception of the Sublime often limited to the definitions of its most famous theorist, Edmund Burke. This anthology offers students and scholars ready access to a deep and complex tradition of writing.

About the Author

Peter de Bolla is Fellow of King's College at Cambridge University and author of "Harold Bloom" and "The Discourse of the Sublime".

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521395828
ISBN 13 
9780521395823
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
328
Editor
Ashfield Andrew, De Bolla Peter
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