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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is a 1757 treatise (2nd edition 1759) on aesthetics written by Edmund Burke. It was the first complete philosophical exposition for separating the beautiful and the sublime into their own respective rational categories.
Feb 11, 2008 · A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful [electronic resource] : Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Publication date. 1757. Publisher. London : printed for R. and J. Dodsley. Collection. cdl; americana. Contributor.
Burke's doctrine of the sublime was to have far-reaching effects. In Britain, it informed perceptions of landscape in art and literature for years to come. Meanwhile, on the continent, Kant regarded Burke as 'the foremost author' in 'the empirical exposition of aesthetic judgments'.
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Jan 5, 2010 · A philosophical inquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful : with an introductory discourse concerning taste, and several other additions. by. Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Publication date. 1823. Topics. Sublime, The, Aesthetics. Publisher. London : Thomas M'lean, Haymarket. Collection. lincolncollection; americana. Contributor.
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful With an Introductory Discourse Concerning Taste; and Several Other Additions
Jun 26, 1997 · The first disquisition given to the concept of the sublime, written by the anonymous Greek Pseudo-Longinus, famously mourns the passing of the pagan relationship between gods and men. In his essay on… Expand. PDF.
Jun 5, 2012 · A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful; Edmund Burke; Edited by Ian Harris, University of Leicester; Book: Pre-Revolutionary Writings; Online publication: 05 June 2012; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139168090.009
