ion, returned from the repression of theoretical formalism, and has become a key term in critical... more ion, returned from the repression of theoretical formalism, and has become a key term in critical discussions of human otherness and posthuman realms of nature and technology. The monograph traces the metamorphoses of the concept of the sublime in AngloAmerican literature on a number of canonical and less well-known works from medieval ballads and the Gothic novels to contemporary literature for young readers. The deep analysis of the selected texts shows and confirms the lasting popularity and relevance of the sublime over the centuries. Related projects: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments. Metamorphoses of the Sublime book. Read reviews from worldâ€TMs largest community for readers. Let us know whatâ€TMs wrong with this preview of Metamorphoses of the Sublime by Kamila Vránková. Problem: Itâ€TMs the wrong book Itâ€TMs the wrong edition Other. Details (if other): Cancel. Metamorphoses of the Sublime: From Ballads and Gothic Novels to Conte...
Mary Shelley in her writings relies on the romanticised notions of nature: in addition to its bea... more Mary Shelley in her writings relies on the romanticised notions of nature: in addition to its beauties, the sublime quality is highlighted in its overwhelming greatness. In her ecological fiction, The Last Man (1826), the dystopian view of man results in the presentation of the declining civilization and the catastrophic destruction of infested mankind. In the novel, all of the characters are associated with forces of culture and history. On the one hand, Mary Shelley, focussing on different human bonds, warns against the sickening discord and dissonance, the lack of harmony in the world, while, on the other hand, she calls for the respect of nature and natural order. The prophetic caring female characters ‘foresee’ the events but cannot help the beloved men to control their building and destroying powers. Mary Shelley expresses her unmanly view of nature and the author’s utopian hope seems to lie in ‘unhuman’ nature. While the epidemic, having been unleashed by the pests of patriar...
The context of the present paper is given by my research on philosophy of female education and th... more The context of the present paper is given by my research on philosophy of female education and the questions of female culture in the 18th and 19th centuries in England. I have been studying not only works of educationalist and philosophical concerns, but also literary works such as the education romans and utopias written in the related period. Female writings - either literary-utopian or educational-philosophical - seemingly rely on the framework and theoretical background of wellknown male works so that they should present a critical and ironical reading while also raise the questions of social solidarity and (e)quality in individual education. I will mainly highlight the strategies of feminist rhetoric, taking my textual examples from Mary Wollstonecraft’s anti- Rousseau A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), while I also refer to two of her contemporaries, Catherine Macaulay’s and Maria Edgeworth’s educational writings.
ion, returned from the repression of theoretical formalism, and has become a key term in critical... more ion, returned from the repression of theoretical formalism, and has become a key term in critical discussions of human otherness and posthuman realms of nature and technology. The monograph traces the metamorphoses of the concept of the sublime in AngloAmerican literature on a number of canonical and less well-known works from medieval ballads and the Gothic novels to contemporary literature for young readers. The deep analysis of the selected texts shows and confirms the lasting popularity and relevance of the sublime over the centuries. Related projects: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments. Metamorphoses of the Sublime book. Read reviews from worldâ€TMs largest community for readers. Let us know whatâ€TMs wrong with this preview of Metamorphoses of the Sublime by Kamila Vránková. Problem: Itâ€TMs the wrong book Itâ€TMs the wrong edition Other. Details (if other): Cancel. Metamorphoses of the Sublime: From Ballads and Gothic Novels to Conte...
Mary Shelley in her writings relies on the romanticised notions of nature: in addition to its bea... more Mary Shelley in her writings relies on the romanticised notions of nature: in addition to its beauties, the sublime quality is highlighted in its overwhelming greatness. In her ecological fiction, The Last Man (1826), the dystopian view of man results in the presentation of the declining civilization and the catastrophic destruction of infested mankind. In the novel, all of the characters are associated with forces of culture and history. On the one hand, Mary Shelley, focussing on different human bonds, warns against the sickening discord and dissonance, the lack of harmony in the world, while, on the other hand, she calls for the respect of nature and natural order. The prophetic caring female characters ‘foresee’ the events but cannot help the beloved men to control their building and destroying powers. Mary Shelley expresses her unmanly view of nature and the author’s utopian hope seems to lie in ‘unhuman’ nature. While the epidemic, having been unleashed by the pests of patriar...
The context of the present paper is given by my research on philosophy of female education and th... more The context of the present paper is given by my research on philosophy of female education and the questions of female culture in the 18th and 19th centuries in England. I have been studying not only works of educationalist and philosophical concerns, but also literary works such as the education romans and utopias written in the related period. Female writings - either literary-utopian or educational-philosophical - seemingly rely on the framework and theoretical background of wellknown male works so that they should present a critical and ironical reading while also raise the questions of social solidarity and (e)quality in individual education. I will mainly highlight the strategies of feminist rhetoric, taking my textual examples from Mary Wollstonecraft’s anti- Rousseau A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), while I also refer to two of her contemporaries, Catherine Macaulay’s and Maria Edgeworth’s educational writings.
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