{"product_id":"the-sublime-the-new-critical-idiom-9780415268486","title":"The Sublime (The New Critical Idiom)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften labelled as indescribable  the sublime is a term that has been debated for centuries amongst writers  artists  philosophers and theorists. Usually related to ideas of the great  the awe-inspiring and the overpowering  the sublime has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. Offering historical overviews and explanations  Philip Shaw looks at: the legacy of the earliest  classical theories of the sublime through the romantic to the postmodern and avant-garde sublimity the major theorists of the sublime such as Kant  Burke  Lyotard  Derrida  Lacan and Zizek  offering critical introductions to each the significance of the concept through a range of literary readings including the Old and New testaments  Homer  Milton and writing from the romantic era how the concept of the sublime has affected other art forms such as painting and film  from abstract expressionism to David Lynchs neo-noir.  This remarkably clear study of what is  in essence  a term which evades definition  is essential reading for students of literature  critical and cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929924304949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415268486","price":90.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415268486.jpg?v=1794201315","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sublime-the-new-critical-idiom-9780415268486","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}