ARTH 507(F) Rhetorics of the Sublime
This course explores the history, theory, and rhetoric of the sublime in the visual arts from the eighteenth century into the present. Its focus is more topical than historical, with special attention to the role of the sublime in art theory and criticism, to the dynamics and psychology of artistic experience, and to sublime features of artistic conduct and biography.
Format: seminar. Readings will be drawn from historical texts and recent theory and art history.
Enrollment limit: 10. Preference will be given to graduate students and then to senior majors.
Hour: GOTLIEB