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Tag: the sublime

Photo of Lionel Messi kicking a football at the World Cup
Cultural Studies

Sublime goals? Sport and the egalitarian sublime

posted by Naomi Farmer December 6, 20198 min read650 Views

James Williams argues that one of the main lessons of the search for an egalitarian sublime is that exceptional achievements in sports should not be called ‘sublime’.

Wonder was eclipsed by the Sublime in paintings such as The Great Day of His Wrath
Philosophy

Rediscovering the Wonder of Philosophy

posted by Naomi Farmer April 19, 20185 min read2075 Views

Wonder is largely absent as a topic of concern to contemporary philosophers. Yet ancient philosophers saw it as the source…

Language and Literature

40 years of Oxford Literary Review

posted by Rebecca Wojturska January 31, 20172 min read2096 Views

Oxford Literary Review (OLR) founded in 1977 by Ian McLeod, Ann Wordsworth and Robert J. C. Young, is now celebrating its…

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Cultural History

Literary Celebrity

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals May 6, 20141 min read2152 Views

Celebrity, publicity and authorship are common place in the 21st century and increasingly, authors are energetic in conveying their own…

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