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A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

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Availability:In StockContributor:Edmund BurkePublish date:2009-01-01Pages:92
Language:EnglishPublisher:Digireads.comISBN-13:9781420933697ISBN-10:1420933698UPC:9781420933697Book Category:History, Self-Help, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Motivational & Inspirational, AestheticsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SCD3R3MBQ0

A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

First written in 1757, this treatise on aesthetics provides a distinct transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. This is apparent in Burke's ultimate preference for the Sublime over the Beautiful, for he defined the latter as that which is well-formed and aesthetically pleasing and the former as that which has the power to compel or destroy mankind. Within this text, Burke also posits that...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Digireads.comISBN-13:9781420933697ISBN-10:1420933698UPC:9781420933697Book Category:History, Self-Help, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Motivational & Inspirational, AestheticsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SCD3R3MBQ0
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