Sublime Essay

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The Romantic Sublime Please follow the instructions below: The word sublime has been used since the Romans, but its definition has altered over time. 1. Find the etymology of sublime and copy it below: 1580s, "expressing lofty ideas in an elevated manner," from M.Fr. sublime, from L. sublimis "uplifted, high, lofty," possibly originally "sloping up to the lintel," from sub "up to" + limen "lintel." The sublime "the sublime part of anything" is from 1670s. Sublime Porte, former title of the Ottoman government, is from Fr. la Sublime Porte, lit. "the high gate," a loan-translation of Arabic Bab 'Ali, title of the Ottoman court at Constantinople (cf. mikado). 2. Next, research what the sublimes meant to the Romantics. Don’t just include a definition, but also take point form notes on the concept and how it applied to the Romantics. Once you have completed this section, meet with two of your classmates and exchange further information. -- the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual or artistic. The term especially refers to greatness beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement or imitation. -- combination of the grotesque and beautiful as opposed to the classical ideal of perfection 3. After meeting with your classmates, please provide three quotes (cite with page #) from Frankenstein in chapters 1 – 9 that illustrate the sublime. After each quote, provide a brief explanation as to why it relates to the Romantic idea of the sublime. Don’t choose the quotes simply because it has the word “sublime” in it! A tingling long-lost sense of pleasure often came across me during this journey. Some turn in the road, some new object suddenly perceived and recognized, reminded me of days gone by, and were associated with the lighthearted gaiety of boyhood. The very winds whispered in soothing

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