| Summary: | This paper discusses the notion of Icelandic sublime with reference to a number ofsubjects identifiable or comparable with it including its relation to Romanticism,Cartesian physical-mental schism which tends to be conciliated in Icelandic case,Freudian pleasure principle which asserts itself in the elimination of evocativelynature-culture dichotomy, and the 19th century versatile intellectual William Morrisfor whom Iceland stood as the most exquisite available embodiment of his socialistmedievalistArcadia. In this respect, the paper displays an interdisciplinary outlookas it draws on various fields inclusive of history, philosophy, folklore, languageliterature,and last but not least psychoanalysis.
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