The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present
"The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present is a grid of essays on the theory of the sublime and on its realization in nature and art. One informs the other, and I don't know of another book on the subject as systematic and wide-ranging."- Ronald Paulson, The Johns Hopkins University"The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present collects together an outstanding group of essays that will set the agenda for future studies of the sublime. It presents a superbly informed philosophical history of the category of the sublime from Longinus to postmodernism in the first part, and in the second a richly detailed thematic overview that demonstrates the continuing fascination of the sublime."- Peter de Bolla, University of Cambridge"This wide-ranging collection of essays will be a valuable resource to anyone interested in assessing the historical importance of the concept of the sublime and its continuing relevance for contemporary philosophical discussion."- Frances Ferguson, University of Chicago"...The volume is best regarded as a reference work, suitable for research into specific topics.... notable papers included are those of Rodolphe Gasche, Melissa Meritt, Paul Guyer, and Theodore Gracyk.... Recommended..."-- R. Bonzon, Augustana College, CHOICE