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The Sublime - Coggle Diagram
The Sublime
Nature
fear
awe
power
insignificance
divinity
Burke championed the benefits of the sublime
Romantic
opposition to the enlightenment
opposition to industrialisation
radical politics
influenced by the french revolution
religious experience is personal
god and the divine is found in nature - sublime
interest in art, poetry and beauty to access the sublime
emotional over intellectual and rational
Blake
connection with nature has been lost through urbanisation and corrupt institutionalisation
the sublime is a moment of return to a prelapsarian state
true human nature shouldn't be restricted
repressing or controlling liberty, love and nature damages humanity
Wordsworth
influences
met coleridge and collaborated
faith remained to C of E
lake district growing up
tour of Europe
affinity for the lives of common people
campaigned for common accessible poetry style in opposition to the elitist epic poetry academic convention
resulted in the sublime found through nature being more widely accessible
increased popularity of the lake district
observed impact of the french revolution
love of nature
love of nature stemming from early experiences of the sublime
the prelude
tintern abbey