Sublimity The Non-rational And The Irrational In The History Of Aesthetics

Sublimity addresses the nature of the sublime experience itself, and the function that experience has played, and continues to play, within aesthetic discourse. The book both updates and revises existing treatments of the sublime in the eighteenth century, examines its neglected role in the nineteenth century aesthetics, and analyzes the significance of the modifications the concept has undergone in order to serve the interests of contemporary aesthetics. The book thus offers the most comprehensive coverage of the history of the sublime available.Kirwan, James is the author of 'Sublimity The Non-rational And The Irrational In The History Of Aesthetics', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415966870 and ISBN 0415966876.