The polar sublime in contemporary poetry of Arctic and Antarctic exploration.

• Main Author: Jackson, Andrew Buchanan.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Sheffield Hallam University 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; Mueller; Northwest Passage; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/20170/1/10700005.pdf

In this thesis I formulate the concept of a polar sublime, building on the work of Chauncy Loomis and Francis Spufford, and use this new framework for the appraisal of contemporary polar-themed poetry. I trace the continuing presence of the Miltonic and Romantic sublimes in these poems, and suggest...