Mar 10, 2006 · The Sublime, acting with an imperious and irresistible force, sways every reader whether he will or no.” In its own sphere the Sublime does what “natural magic” does in the …

In this book, Robert Doran offers the first in-depth treatment of the major theories of the sublime, from the ancient Greek treatise On the Sublime (attributed to “Longinus ”), and its reception in …

In the sublime, the mind is beside itself, thinking defies its limits, forms stare into formlessness, and the aesthetic faculty shudders. It is best to think of these states-of-feeling as secular …

Amongst these we never look for the sublime; it comes upon us in the gloomy forest, and in the howling wilderness, in the form of the lion, the tiger, the panther, or rhinoceros.

THE SUBLIME Related to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpow-ering, the sublime has been debated for centuries amongst writ-ers, artists, philosophers and theorists …

We will look at some important recent writings that attempt either to extend the theoretical account of the sublime provided by earlier authors, or to consider them in connection with the …

Aesthetics, Ethics, and Nature In The Sublime in Modern Philosophy: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Nature , Emily Brady takes a fresh look at the sublime and shows why it endures as a meaning …