16 Feb Discuss how the concept of the sublime has evolved from its early philosophical foundations to its influence on modern art and literature
After reading Simon Morley’s “A Short History of the Sublime,” The Sublime: An Aesthetic Concept in Change (pdf), and Edmund Burke’s excerpts from A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful respond to :
Historical Context:
Discuss how the concept of the sublime has evolved from its early philosophical foundations to its influence on modern art and literature. How do key thinkers shape the way we understand the sublime today? Use specific examples from the texts to illustrate your points.
Follow MLA guidelines. The response will be 350-400 words.
No name format, just the response to edit.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-short-history-of-the-sublime/
