The Sublime Reader: A Reader in British Eighteenth-Century Aesthetic Theory

Ashfield, Andrew (Editor)/ De Bolla, Peter (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521395828 / ISBN 13: 9780521395823

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sublime Reader: A Reader in British Eighteenth-Century Aesthetic Theory
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521395828
• ISBN 13: 9780521395823
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

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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.

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.