The object of this study is to provide empirical validation for the hypothesis that during the process of the translation of Orhan Pamuk's novel Kara Kitap (1990) by Guneli Gun, a transformation of images has taken place, the nature of which is dependent on the strategic choices…
The American sublime aesthetic, discussed frequently in literature and art of the United States, is equally manifest in the nation’s symphonic music as a concurrent and complementary aesthetic. The musical application of the American sublime supports and enriches current scholar…
Humanity currently lacks direction for the future; society must fundamentally change its ways of living and existing. Societies have shifted away from their agrarian past, and many cities are confronted with densification to accommodate an endless flow of new urbanites. Cities a…
This dissertation examines Jean Racine’s conception of tragic theater and its relationship to the theory of the sublime developed by his contemporary and friend, Nicolas Boileau. Boileau’s translation of Pseudo-Longinus radically upset the traditional definition the sublime as t…
The environmentalist movement faces a number of obstacles in acquiring greater support from the general public. One of these obstacles is the challenge of overcoming the tendency to overlook the landscape as just background scenery. Furthermore, many aspects of environmental dam…