Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Envisioning a culture of the sublime aesthetic -- The imperative of the romantic aesthetic and Burke's inquiry into the sublime -- Wordsworth's poetic prelude to modern history -- The construction of the sublime as an aesthetic movement across time and place -- Guo Moruo and the reformation of modern Chinese poetry -- Rewriting Qu Yuan and towards a sublime denouement -- Conclusion.
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