A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas

A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas

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Publisher's Synopsis

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is a 1757 treatise on aesthetics written by Edmund Burke. In short, the Beautiful, according to Burke, is what is well-formed and aesthetically pleasing, whereas the Sublime is what has the power to compel and destroy us. The preference for the Sublime over the Beautiful was to mark the transition from the Neoclassical to the Romantic era.

Book information

ISBN: 9781515428367
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Imprint: SMK Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 120
Weight: 349g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 11mm