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Studies in the Structure and Psychology of Transcendence
Originally published in 1976. In The Romantic Sublime Thomas Weiskel investigates the concept of the sublime in the poetry of English Romantic writers. His work infuses elements of structuralism and psychological thought in his attempt to describe and demystify the sublime experience-or, in his words, to "desublimate the sublime." In doing so, he ......
The Freedman of African Descent in the Slave Societies of the New World
These ten essays constitute ''a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it is written by qualified scholars who address a delimited, manageable subject'' (''American Historical Review'').
An exceptionally important work... Rarely has the vision of God's experimental, intentional community been so convincingly and tellingly presented. -- Interpretation
In an earlier book Professor Krieger discussed the tragic vision as the confrontation with extremity -- the writer's commitment to a master metaphor even as he acknowledges the incompleteness of that metaphor. The term 'classic' is used here to indicate 'the sense of restraint, of acceptance, of coming to terms with limitations self-imposed -- as ......
''Frederic Lane has achieved what is the often unfulfilled dream of every historian who has devoted his entire work to the exploration of partial aspects of a single broad subject: he has given us a comprehensive, thoughtful, readable, beautifully illustrated general history of Venice from the origins to the beginning of decline.''Speculum
''Avrom Fleishman's ''The English Historical Novel'' provides the first comprehensive study not only of this subject but also of the theoretical relationship between history and the historical novel''.--Harriet Gilliam, ''Clio''.
While the scientist works essentially with what he observes, with the measurable properties of nature, the philosopher of science is concerned to formulate the conceptual foundations of the scientific method. In this systematic study, Professor Achinstein analyzes such concepts as definitions, theories, and models, and contrasts his view with ......
