{"product_id":"nihilism-and-the-sublime-postmodern-hardback","title":"Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the relationship between nihilism and postmodernism in relation to the sublime, and is divided into three parts: history, theory, and praxis. Arguing against the simplistic division in literary criticism between nihilism and the sublime, the book demonstrates that both are clearly implicated with the Enlightenment. Postmodernism, as a product of the Enlightenment, is therefore implicitly related to \u003cem\u003eboth \u003c\/em\u003enihilism \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ethe sublime, despite the fact that it is often characterised as \u003cem\u003eeither \u003c\/em\u003enihilistic \u003cem\u003eor \u003c\/em\u003esublime. Whereas prior forms of nihilism are 'modernist' because they seek to codify reality, postmodernism creates a new formulation of nihilism - 'postmodern nihilism' - that is itself sublime. This is explored in relation to a broad survey of postmodern literature in two chapters, the first on aesthetics and the second on ethics. It offers a coherent thesis for reappraising the relationship between nihilism and the sublime, and grounds this argument with frequent references to postmodern literature, making it a book suitable for both researchers and those more generally interested in postmodern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549040861422,"sku":"9780415975292","price":244.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415975292.jpg?v=1720270436","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/nihilism-and-the-sublime-postmodern-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}