Cronk presents a pioneering study of French neoclassical poetics and poetic theory, with emphasis on Platonic influences.

Hip Sublime explores the rich interactions between American "Beat" writers of the 1940s-60s and the Greco-Roman tradition.

This volume offers readers a unique and comprehensive overview of different theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives on 'the sublime'.

Detailed new account of the historical emergence and conceptual reach of the sublime both before and after Longinus.