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A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

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Irish-born British philosopher Burke (1729-97) is best known for his political thought, and though historians of 18th-century aesthetics usually at least mention his efforts in that field, no critical edition of this central work was published until this one in 1958. Boulton (emeritus English, Birmingham U.) supports the text with a 130-page introduction and footnotes identifying references and allusions. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Edited with an introduction and notes by James T. Boulton.

'One of the greatest essays ever written on art.' The Guardian

Edmund Burke 's A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is one of the most important works of aesthetics ever published. Whilst many writers have taken up their pen to write of the beautiful, Burke 's subject here was the quality he uniquely distinguished as the sublime an all-consuming force beyond beauty that compelled terror as much as rapture in all who beheld it. It was an analysis that would go on to inspire some of the leading thinkers of the age, including Immanuel Kant and Denis Diderot. The Routledge Classics edition presents the authoritative text of the first critical edition of Burke 's essay ever published, including a substantial critical and historical commentary.

Edmund Burke (1729 1797). A politician, philosopher and orator, Burke lived during a turbulent time in world history, which saw revolutions in America and France that inspired his most famous work, Reflections on the Revolution in France.

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ISBN:
9780415453264
Author:
Burke, Edmund
Publisher:
Routledge
Editor:
Boulton, James T.
Author:
Burke Edmund
Author:
Burke, Edmund, III
Subject:
Aesthetics
Subject:
Sublime, the
Subject:
History - Baroque & Rococo
Subject:
Art - General
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Routledge Classics
Publication Date:
20080331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
198
Dimensions:
7.60x5.00x1.00 in. .79 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Edited with an introduction and notes by James T. Boulton.

'One of the greatest essays ever written on art.' The Guardian

Edmund Burke 's A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is one of the most important works of aesthetics ever published. Whilst many writers have taken up their pen to write of the beautiful, Burke 's subject here was the quality he uniquely distinguished as the sublime an all-consuming force beyond beauty that compelled terror as much as rapture in all who beheld it. It was an analysis that would go on to inspire some of the leading thinkers of the age, including Immanuel Kant and Denis Diderot. The Routledge Classics edition presents the authoritative text of the first critical edition of Burke 's essay ever published, including a substantial critical and historical commentary.

Edmund Burke (1729 1797). A politician, philosopher and orator, Burke lived during a turbulent time in world history, which saw revolutions in America and France that inspired his most famous work, Reflections on the Revolution in France.
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