Saturday, April 30, 2011

Greatest Books Ever Written

Read the best books first, or perhaps not able to read them all. ~ Henry David Thoreau
A wise proverb Mr. Thoreau. I always found comfort every time he picked up a book.Books can be your best friends, we recommend that you entertain, you and show you the different colors of life. If you're a hardcore romantic, then Mills and blessings of love books that can fully satisfy the dry heart. This is the secret of his middle name? Then Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, two detectives make your heart beat faster in anticipation. There are many good books to read, I can spend hours or days even. If you're a bookworm and you want to make sure you read the most important books ever written, then browse the list. The following list contains the names of some popular novels and books written by famous authors. These books were older entertain readers of all ages, cultures and generations.
100 best books ever written 
I am in a dilemma. I am between writing a summary of the books I mentioned in this list, broken, or simply to get the names of the 100 best books ever written. Measured by the level of tension in my heart, I think I'll go on and on all the major books that are never written. Therefore, I choose only the names have to win these books for reading. I hope you read most of this has to read books of all time. 





  1. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes 
  2. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe ~ 
  3. ~ Dangerous Liaisons Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 
  4. ~ Ernest Hemingway and not 
  5. In 1984, George Orwell 
  6. A Bend in the River VS Naipaul 's ~ 
  7. A dance to the music of Time ~ Anthony Powell 
  8. Passage to India EM Forster ~ 
  9. A separate piece of Virginia Woolf ~ 
  10. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll ~ 
  11. All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 
  12. Animal Farm by George Orwell ~ 
  13. Thousand and One Nights ~ Anthony Galland 
  14. ~ Austerlitz WG Sebald 
  15. Birdsong Sebastian Faulks ~ 
  16. Black Beauty ~ Anna Sewell 
  17. Brave New World ~ Aldous Huxley 
  18. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote ~ 
  19. Call of the Wild ~ Jack London 
  20. Joseph Heller Catch-22 ~ 
  21. Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger ~ 
  22. Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky ~ 
  23. ~ David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 
  24. ~ Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 
  25. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ~ 
  26. Dr. Zhivago ~ Boris Pasternak 
  27. Bram Stoker's Dracula ~ 
  28. Frank Herbert's Dune 
  29. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ~ 
  30. Fountain Head by Ayn Rand ~ 
  31. ~ Mary Shelley Frankenstein 
  32. Germinal Emile Zola ~ 
  33. Go tell it on the Mountain James Baldwin ~ 
  34. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ~ 
  35. Good night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian 
  36. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets JK Rowling ~ 
  37. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK Rowling ~ 
  38. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone JK Rowling ~ 
  39. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban JK Rowling ~ 
  40. I Served the King ~ Bohumil Hrabal 
  41. Idylls of the King Alfred Tennyson ~ 
  42. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo ~ 
  43. Lolita Vladimir Nabokov ~ 
  44. Lord of the Flies ~ William Golding 
  45. Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert ~ 
  46. Memoirs of a Geisha ~ Arthur Golden 
  47. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie ~ 
  48. Moby Dick by Herman Melville ~ 
  49. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ~ 
  50. Father Goriot Honore de Balzac ~ 
  51. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ~ 
  52. One Hundred Years of Solitude ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
  53. ~ Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey 
  54. Omega Point: A Novel ~ Don DeLillo 
  55. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ~ 
  56. ~ Plato's Republic 
  57. Slaughterhouse Five ~ Kurt Vonnegut 
  58. Wyss Swiss Family Robinson Johann David ~ 
  59. ~ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 
  60. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz ~ 
  61. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas ~ 
  62. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy ~ 
  63. ~ Mario Puzo The Godfather 
  64. The Golden Notebook Doris Lessing ~ 
  65. The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, John ~ 
  66. ~ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
  67. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~ Douglas Adams 
  68. The Home and the World ~ Rabindranath Tagore 
  69. The Hound of the Baskervilles ~ Arthur Conan Doyle 
  70. The Kite Runner ~ Khaled Hosseini 
  71. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ~ Washington Irving 
  72. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS Lewis ~ 
  73. The Lord of the Rings ~ J. R. R. Tolkien 
  74. The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov, Mikhail ~ 
  75. ~ The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 
  76. The Odyssey of Homer ~ 
  77. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde ~ 
  78. The secret adversary ~ Agatha Christie 
  79. The Shining by Stephen King ~ 
  80. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ~ 
  81. The Sound and the Fury William Faulkner ~ 
  82. The Stranger ~ Albert Camus 
  83. The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu by ~ 
  84. ~ The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 
  85. The Time Machine ~ HG Wells 
  86. The Trial by Franz Kafka ~ 
  87. The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith ~ 
  88. The Woman in White ~ Wilkie Collins 
  89. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ~ 
  90. Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson ~ 
  91. Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller ~ 
  92. ~ James Joyce's Ulysses 
  93. Under the Volcano Malcolm Lowry ~ 
  94. Underworld ~ Don DeLillo 
  95. Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray ~ 
  96. Waiting for the Mahatma ~ RK Narayan 
  97. ~ Henry David Thoreau Walden 
  98. Tolstoy's War and Peace ~ Leo 
  99. ~ Winter Daniel Woodrell bone 
  100. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte ~ 


There was a list of some of the best books ever written, in no particular order. He recruited some of my favorite books, so you can find a partial list. However, if your favorite book is missing, and feel in one of the best books ever written the list should be included, make sure the bottom of the comment field. Books are the greatest treasures of the world. Make a point to pass by at least 50% of classic books in our busy lives to read.

There And Back Again - A Hobbit Tale

After the epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings was a movie, an opera by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was made SOA more famous and has attracted more fans. Was it in his writings and interested in the script that he developed to describe the language used by the inhabitants of "Middle Earth". Fans of The Lord of the Rings know that history does not begin in this trilogy, but the volume before writing "The Hobbit".
JRR Tolkien was a philologist, professor emeritus at Oxford and was officially Celtic mythology, in particular, drawn, and mythology in general. In his letter, also from fellow author CS Lewis, better known to the public because of the influence of "The Chronicles of Narnia." Tolkien began writing "The Hobbit", knowing that this is the first book in a series. What is for children, but its development, the work that attracts the public, will be performed regardless of age.
The central theme of the imagination is not the ring, as many suspect, but the ring plays an important role, but lost the hidden treasure in the Lonely Mountain. Like "The Lord of the Rings", the adventure begins when Gandalf the Grey Wizard appears in the Shire to visit his friend Bilbo Baggins. The hero, the Fellowship of the Ring form are not represented in this book, but only a few of his close family. Bilbo Baggins is Frodo's uncle, AM, and is the main character in the book. Works with 13 dwarfs, including Gloin, who is the father of Gimli, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring is. The Head of the dwarves, Thorin Escudo de Roble, (son of Thrain - son of Thror) with Gandalf in search looking for a thief to make a specific one. The mission is the desire of the lost treasure on the mountain by the dragon Smaug old recover hidden. Bilbo Gandalf appointed to be the thief.
As they begin their adventures together, the hobbit, the wizard and 13 dwarves many risks with trolls, goblins, wolves, spiders, and an enchanted forest dressed. They also receive much help from Elrond in Rivendell, earnings Carrock Beorn, and finally, wood elves and the old urban Esgaroth in Long Lake. Esgaroth was the last place of human habitation before the entrance to the Desolation of Smaug and is closer to the mountain.
After opening the door to a magical mountain pass, the hobbit begins to act a part: the thief. He managed to steal a cup of dragon using the magic ring. He found in the Misty Mountains and used it to escape the ring, past master AA, Gollum, elves and wood elves. In the mountains, where they used to hang, AO eyes and hide with a headache, that dialogue with him.


To make a long story, dialogue Smaug has drawn the conclusion that the hobbit and dwarves of Esgaroth people were helped, so he decided to destroy the city. Although this hero a name Bard, came out of the city and shot him dragon with an arrow. In the mountains, the dwarves began to feel like owners and wealth. Soon discover that these men came to the lake and the wood elves for their share of luck. What should a battle between the dwarves in the mountains and the dwarves, he has been with the North, came on one side and men on the lake and the elves of the forest on the other hand, the famous "battle of five armies," because not long in the treasure for himself.
This event was the men, dwarves and elves. The story ends with the death of Thorin, but also the victory of their alliance. Gandalf and Bilbo travel back home, and Bilbo began to write his experiences in the book entitled "Return, a story of The Hobbit."
The conclusion: "The Hobbit" has also become very popular and how "The Lord of the Rings" is a film directed by Peter Jackson and supported by some players who are matched played in LotR.

Good Books to Read for Teenagers

Who says a dog is man's best friend is obviously not in the books. In my opinion, the books are there clear winners. Think about it. Books do not ask, the books do not have to be fed, the books do not need an hour or a day or an end. The books that are there when you want and what they need. They inspire, entertain, educate, since the power increase and sustain the business. With so many things and why not in books? And at an early age, too? The thing is, and I learned early in life, the books have a very different world. They learn to think and analyze, criticize and learn to understand and learn so many things, and just sit and read. Why the insistence on a teenager? Because young people the elements of life are ahead, if you're in the magic that books can get created for you, you're quite a life, really. To read the above, and clarity of thought and has some good books for teens.


Good books for young people to read
More reading among young people? Everything! I'll tell you why. If you read the different genres and forms are not the essence of what you like and what not. Not in a particular kind, limited a particular type of book. In addition, reading a book in his youth, then read, even years later as an adult, draw something else to work. Here are my preferred choice of some good books to read for young people.
Not a penny more or a penny less by Jeffrey Archer 

If the humor, wit, sarcasm and where it comes from, how do you find this novel. Archer simplicity with unique skills great story told infused hooks you in this case. The story is simple and interesting and the twist at the end (so characteristic of Archer, really) do you read it again when you left. In fact, Jeffrey Archer several other collections of stories, too.Choose one of these and you're done.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown 

How to describe this novel? The story is very good. The construction and the end is totally, totally awesome, and the number of Brown takes care of our hearts high dropout rates can not be explained. Read this if you are looking for excitement and a great story.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling 

Start like that created too much noise about these books, but when it comes to them, you'll see that it's not just magic and the supernatural that catches your fancy. Yes, to impress the world of magic and spells and potions, dark lord, but if you read carefully JK Rowling has had all the human emotions right at their fingertips. The simplicity and complexity is what keeps you hooked to the series.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel 

When caught in a boat with a tiger for company. That's what this book. Can you imagine what one of these? You can not really. There are so many cases, if your heart rate only, then quiet, then return to competition. Reflect. The book teaches us to think.
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger There was something in this book, I really do not know what ... and I feel that what some people in this book, others did not, and vice versa. For me, the inside of the protagonist struggles played with clarity and makes the book should be read. Try to get behind the complexity of human behavior, their insecurities and fears can be very, very depressing, and although the book is that of depression in business operation at all, it's something they can not identify and not envy you, because at some point, somewhere, you were there, so I felt good.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

It is a book that the turmoil of emotions, to say the least cause. With a war-torn Afghanistan in the background, which shows the behavior of raw human emotions. The horrors of war to mourn, as the destruction caused by war, how human behavior is cruel, and wants nothing but peace. The message of hope still shines through, and we are very grateful.
Some other Select There are so many of these books are good for young people, it really do not do full justice to the task. What can I do what I can give you a list of some good books to read for young people. This should be the question of what to read good books to help young people: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ~ The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ~ ~ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Memoirs of a Geisha ~ Arthur Golden Charlotte's Web ~ E. B. White Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes The Chronicles of Narnia ~ C. S. Lewis A Thousand Splendid Suns ~ Khaled Hosseini Joseph Heller Catch-22 ~ Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ~ Eric Segal Love Story ~ The Lord of the Rings ~ J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit ~ J. R. R. Tolkien Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ~ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ~ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ~ Roald Dahl Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom ~ Chicken Soup series Jack Canfield ~ There's more where that came from the best books for young adults. All I'm saying is that you have read and explore further. The logbooks of different regions and countries, as well as different styles and shapes. Here you will find a rich person with thoughts and 

Famous Villains in Literature

There is something about the villains, they draw made for the wrong reasons. We hate the courage, we hate that can be so cruel and inhumane, we can not understand why they are half the things they do, but we can not deny that if it were not for them, not knowing not differentiate between good and bad. For someone good, we need someone who is ill. How do you say? There are famous villains in literature and movies that have had an impact on us, whether for five hours devoted to reading the book or the 120 minutes watching the film. They talk and engage. To kill and die. That's what we expect from them and never disappointed. Buzzle This article is considered some of the most popular villains of literature has ever done. Let's see if they suit your choice.
The most famous villains in literature This section is added to some of the wicked brighter than the literature devoted to us.Learn more about them, remembering the past and I wonder why they are so. But remember, if not for them, none of the stories were not half as interesting as they are.So, give them recognition and appreciate what they are.
Iago in Shakespeare's Othello 



Shakespeare, the master storyteller, gave us some of the best villains, Iago is one of them. is not unhappy with the support of Othello, weaving a convoluted plot is subject to Cassio, who received his doctorate. Disappointment, jealousy, anger, lies, deception, manipulation and murder, all these ingredients are most important for Iago, the villain was the era of violence. Nobody can deny, has been one of the worst villains of all time!
Edmund of King Lear by Shakespeare 

Another character that brings Shakespeare to the list of famous villains Edmund King Lear. What starts as a pathetic character, is apparently one of the most vicious and opportunistic seen in the literature. Edmund, frustrated and dissatisfied with his illegitimacy, on his way to get what you want. Treachery, betrayal and anger are its strengths, which uses the difference with him. He shows no remorse for the murders he committed and his relationship with Goneril and Regan. The complete package for a villain, do not you think?
Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 

No list of villains is not complete without mentioning the very frightening Mr. Hyde in him.What begins as a small experiment with a potion goes completely out of control and Dr. Jekyll is Mr. Hyde of the need to feel younger, consumed fresh and vibrant. "Split Personality Disorder," stress, mental illness, this novel is without doubt one of the best stories come is the villain in the inner man. Mr. Hyde, an evil and brutal violence is something that people stay away and fear. Such is the popularity of the character that people use the term Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and in everyday conversation to suggest the opposite behavior occurs in a person.
The Frankenstein monster of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 

Although he did not put his real name, like Frankenstein's monster with the name of his creator, Victor Frankenstein. Created by the corpses and body parts that was terrible, as it was. At the sight of his creation, Frankenstein and the monster flees, that is.Rejected and feared by all those with him, vows to kill the monster Victor to create and kill many innocent people in the street. Can only be killed its creator, the monster vows to burn her body to ashes, "north end of the world", so white that no one of them and nobody creates another like him.
The White Witch from CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Ah! The glossy white vampire who wants nothing more than Narnia. A combination of simple tactics, such as enticing a child with a box of chocolate and violent, such as the conversion of anyone who gets in their way onto the ice, the villain has it all. She tries to conquer Narnia, but is beaten by 4 children, the real masters. Many people hate it, but it is one of the best reasons to keep them here?
Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series



Lord Voldemort or Tom Riddle as he is called, is one of the most enduring villains determined and vindictive in modern literature. Obsessed with the idea of ​​death is overcome, Voldemort's power after defeating the love Harry's mother protects Harry, rose again and are even more powerful and war on the wizarding world of all that death of countless people and magic creatures. A real bad guy was never seen.
If you agree or not, the bad guys really are the most interesting stories and fascinating.The Machiavellian plot and the dark side of human nature they represent now and we must be grateful to the brilliance of the authors who create characters has so wonderfully despicable!

Best Fantasy Books of All Time

Fiction, Fantasy is a genre where the myth of magic and supernatural beings dominate the history and environment. It is a very dry explanation of what fantasy into reality.fantasy novels take the reader into worlds like never seen before. Meeting with dragons, trolls, wizards and other pure evil, others good. fantasy novels are the best novels of all time to read, and inspired us in many ways unique. The Lord of the Rings game, Aragorn aside his doubts and fear, of being a king and his people to victory. Harry Potter fight an unbeatable foe to keep alive the love and peace. Nobility, courage and will to fight against all odds, is the right thing to do with fantasy characters. To read a collection of the best fantasy books ever seen, and see if your favorite song in the list.
The ten best fantasy books of all time 
fantasy novels are among the most fiction books sold. Regardless of your age and location, are fantasy fans united in their choice of a new and here are some books in the fantasy of all time. 

The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien J.R.R 



One ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and bind in the dark. The Lord of fantasy novels, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings's magnum opus. Set in Middle Earth were created, the rings of power, give all races, as a symbol of true leadership and power. But the Dark Lord Sauron has a ring binder, full of malice and hatred of all the rings of the rule and take over Middle Earth. The trilogy begins with the hobbit Frodo, the ring, leaving his travels with his friend and Sam wizard Gandalf in the city of the elves, and he is the owner of the ring. The story is divided into two main areas of plots. The first is the story of Sam and Frodo in his journey to Mordor to destroy the ring. The perspective of others in the field of Earth, humans, elves and dwarves join together to face Sauron Mars. 

A Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin 

A series of epic fantasy figures, human and mythological, which rely on two continents, people with asthma and the West. The story is based on three points of view, a civil war between the families of the west, a threat outside as the others and the will of a woman at the head of an empire. This series has been translated into 20 languages ​​and a television series is being produced. 

Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb 

The third part of the trilogy follows the story of a visionary novel FitzChivalry, a wolf and a half, half man, the murderer, because the mountain kingdom. Is assumed to be dead, Fitz must travel back to his master, while fighting a hidden enemy in order to complete a dangerous mission to learn to live with the side to raise animals for him. 

The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud 

A child is sold by her parents to be an apprentice magician and reshape his destiny. He fights for the cruel will of his Lord, but fate takes a turn deadly after a humiliating encounter with a powerful magician. Revenge improve its purpose, and magical powers of the child and knowledge, and plunged into the deepest, darkest magic. He gets to call one year Djinn 5000 and begins a chain of magical events hazardous. 

Redwall - Brian Jacques 

Animals in the Old Kingdom, describes the struggles of this series of novel a kind of against his enemies. Each book in the Redwall series has a different schedule and the class of animals. For example. Mattimeo the adventures of the young mouse Mattimeo as he tries to defend his beloved Redwall Abbey against the evil machinations of Fox Slager. All Redwall novels are known for their prose and rich detail and interesting characters and animated background and events and the underlying messages of inspiration noted. 

The Last Unicorn - Peter S Beagle 

A true fantasy novel, the most mysterious and beautiful of all mythical creature, the unicorn. It is the last of his kind, alone and forgotten in the depths of the forest, he made a long and arduous journey in a foreign country. The unicorn with others who find other assistance to people who want to hurt him and learns the truth behind the disappearance of their relatives. 

The Dark Tower - Stephen King 

Imagine the Wild West, like a magic dessert, where the line between good and evil occurs in the sand. The shooter, the last of his line of knights traveled the country devastated by war, in search of the Dark Tower, while the fight against their enemies, both old and new. 

Mort - Terry Pratchett 

The fourth novel in the Discworld series, is the owner Mort wizard character in the most unlikely of all employers, death. Now decide who dies and who does not really dead. But when a princess is the next target of death, Mr. Death comes to the rescue and, therefore, causes and consequences of attractions for all concerned. 

The Sword of Truth - Terry Goodkind 

A man fights for justice, care for their heritage. A woman to clean survivor of a cult that uses magic to search for the truth. An adviser to a powerful class with a thirst for more magic. The trio and start a mission on which to suppress and destroy the world to seek their defeat. On the way, each discovers the secrets of the past, know their true destinies and fight for a better future. 

Harry Potter - JK Rowling 



The best fantasy books of all time list would be complete without this title. It is an excellent example of fantasy and magic in our set timeline. Harry Potter has shown us how the magical world there under our noses! On his first day at Hogwarts, with its epic battles with Voldemort, is a journey of pleasure and well informed. The reader is taken deep into the heart of magic, spells and potions, and animals such as basil hippogriff.And define the central theme of friendship and love, an important note for readers of all ages. 

Fantasy allows our imagination to grow wings and fly away while we were on the floor.The creatures of the shadows under the bed, they all came in a clear Roman details.Visions of the load on a dragon on a white horse, the fault of the new novel. The best fantasy books of all time, keeps the reader occupied and excited at the last page and often want more!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Week 6 – Landscape and the Sublime

Wanderer in the mists (1818) Casper David Friedrich
Untitled # 394 - 03 (2003) Richard Misrach
Untitled # 2 (2002) Richard Misrach

1. What and when was the Enlightenment?

“In it’s simplest sense the Enlightenment was the creation of a new framework of ideas about man, society and nature, which challenged existing conceptions rooted in a traditional world-view, dominated by Christianity”. Hamilton (1992)

As discussed by Hooker (1996) it is hard to find a beginning or end to the enlightenment, so it is simply referred to as seventeenth century thought. Hooker goes on in saying, “we can’t really identify an end point either for we still more or less live in an Enlightenment world”.



2. Define the concept of the Sublime.

The concept of the Sublime defined by Burke (1729-1797) “was that the life of feeling and spirit depended on a harmony within the larger order of the universe. The sublime, therefore, was the ultimate experience of divinity, a mixture of awe, fear, and enlightenment produced by the contemplation of a powerful, terrifying nature; for Burke, the Sublime was already connected to landscape.”



3. How did the concept of the Sublime come out of the Enlightenment thought?

Enlightenment thought like the sublime challenged old ideas about nature but most of the emphasis of the enlightenment was on man and society. The sublime concentrates only on nature and how insignificant humans are compared to the natural world.
I believe without the birth of enlightenment thought man would not have realized the ideas of the sublime (as defined in question 2) and how important the natural world is to our lives.



4. Discuss the subject matter, and aesthetic (look) of Misrach's work to identify the Sublime in his work. Add some more images of his work.

As the artist says himself “Paradise has become an uneasy dwelling place; the sublime sea frames our vunerability, and the precarious nature of life itself”. It is very easy for me to identify Misrach’s use of the sublime in his series of photographs called “on the beach”. 


His photographs easily represent “the vastness of space and the human beings insignificance within it,” Richard Misrach: on the beach (2007). We can see this by the immense beach compared to how tiny the people are which are also captured within the photographs.

I find Misrach’s photographs very aesthetically appealing because the beach captured is so beautiful and his photos for me definitely seize this beauty.



5. Identify some other artists or designers that work with ideas around the Sublime, from the Enlightenment era as well as contemporary artists.

Sunny Morning on the Hudson River (1827) Thomas Cole
Flatford Mill 1817 John Constable

The Grand Canal, Venice (1835) JMW Turner
Smokey Clouds over the River (1996) Chen Jun



6. How does Misrach's photography make you feel? Does it appeal to your imagination?

Studying Misrach’s photographs relaxes me. The vastness of the ocean and beach compared to how small the people are in the photographs also has an automatic calming effect on me and I find myself in quite a reflective mood.

These photographs also appeal to my imagination because I want to be included in the photographs and I start to imagine what it would feel like to be there.


7. Add a Sublime image of your choice to your blog, which can be Art or just a Sublime photograph.

Sketch for Landscape from Flagstaff (1942) Colin McCahon


Reference List:


A picture of britain (2005, June 15)
     http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/apictureofbritain/works/east_constable_flatford.shtm

Burke, E. (1757). A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the Sublime and beautiful. London, England: T.W. Copeland.


Chinese art paintings
     http://www.chineseartpaintings.com/3cj046Sf.html


Hooker, R. (1996). Seventeenth Century Enlightenment Thought
     http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ENLIGHT/PREPHIL.HTM

Olga's gallery.
     http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cole/cole.html


Richard Misrach: On the Beach (2007).
     http://www.vincentborrelli.com/cgi-bin/vbb/105104


Turner, Joseph Mallord William.
     http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/