Sublime Historical Experience 1st Edition by Ankersmit ISBN 0804749361 978-0804749367

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ISBN 10: 0804749361

ISBN 13: 978-0804749367

Author: Ankersmit

 Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture separating past and present. Think of the radical rupture with Europe’s past that was effected by the French and the Industrial Revolutions. Sublime Historical Experience investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. These experiences of rupture are paradoxical since they involve both the separation of past and present and, at the same time, the effort to overcome this separation in terms of historical knowledge. The experience unites feelings of loss/pain with those of love/satisfaction, and thus is in agreement with how sublime experience is ordinarily defined. The experience is also precognitive since it precedes (the possibility of) historical knowledge. As such it is a challenge to traditional conceptions of the relationship between experience and truth or language. It compels us to disconnect the notions of experience and truth.

Sublime Historical Experience 1st Table of contents:

• Introduction: The Concept of the Sublime in History

  • Defining the Sublime
  • The Role of the Sublime in Historical Narratives

• Chapter 1: Ancient Civilizations and the Sublime

  • Early Monumental Architecture
  • Religious and Political Awe
  • The Sublime in Ancient Texts

• Chapter 2: The Sublime in Classical Antiquity

  • Greek Philosophy and the Sublime
  • Roman Power and Grandeur
  • The Sublime in Warfare and Empire

• Chapter 3: The Middle Ages: Divine Awe and the Sublime

  • Gothic Cathedrals and Spiritual Power
  • Medieval Warfare and Heroic Feats
  • The Sublime in Religious Experiences

• Chapter 4: The Renaissance and the Sublime in Art and Science

  • Rediscovery of Classical Beauty
  • Scientific Revolution and Awe of the Unknown
  • The Sublime in Renaissance Art

• Chapter 5: The Sublime in the Modern World

  • The Enlightenment and the Rise of Rationality
  • Romanticism and Nature’s Grandeur
  • The Sublime in Revolutionary Movements

• Chapter 6: The Sublime in Contemporary Historical Experience

  • Globalization and Modern Empires
  • Technological Advances and the Sublime
  • The Sublime in 21st Century Conflicts

• Conclusion: The Continuing Power of the Sublime in History

  • The Legacy of Sublime Experiences
  • The Sublime as a Tool for Understanding History

 

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