The Third Earl of Shaftesbury A Study in Eighteenth-Century Literary Theory |
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| Author:
| Brett, R. L. |
| Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: 18th Century Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-03127-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2020 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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First published in 1951, this study gives an account of Shaftesbury's aesthetic and literary theory; his discussion of the imagination, ridicule, the aesthetic judgment and the sublime; and his anticipation of later writers such as Burke, Coleridge and Kant.
First published in 1951, this study gives an account of Shaftesbury's aesthetic and literary theory; his discussion of the imagination, ridicule, the aesthetic judgment and the sublime; and his anticipation of later writers such as Burke, Coleridge and Kant.