The Night Land · Theme
The Sublime and Terrible Nature
How The Night Land develops The Sublime and Terrible Nature.
The landscape of the Night Land—with its volcanoes, fire-hills, seas, and eternal darkness—is depicted as both awe-inspiringly beautiful and horrifically dangerous, reflecting the sublime power of a dying world.
Where it surfaces
- The Night Land
The Night Land is depicted as a sublime yet terrifying landscape, filled with monstrous beings and awe-inspiring, dreadful natural forces.
- The Night Land
The vast, dark landscape, the Plain of Blue Fire, and the monstrous creatures evoke both awe and terror.
- Down the Mighty Slope
The vast, dark slope, the monstrous gas fountain, and the strange echoes in the gorge evoke both awe and terror.
- IX: The Dark Pyramid
The landscape of volcanoes, seas, and monstrous shapes evokes both awe and terror.
- Homeward by the Shore
The vast, light-filled Country of the Seas and the monstrous bird-creatures evoke both awe and danger.