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A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Author: Edmund Burke
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781420933697
ISBN-10: 1420933698
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
Pages: 92
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