A philosophical enquiry into the sublime and beautiful / Edmund Burke ; edited with an introduction and notes by James T. Boulton.
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TextSeries: Routledge classicsPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge Classics, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: cxxx, 198 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0415453267 (pbk.)
- 9780415453264 (pbk.)
- 111.85 BUR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Composition and publication -- On taste -- The sublime and beautiful -- Influence of the enquiry -- Note on the text -- Burke\'s Enquiry.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Born in Ireland in 1729, Edmund Burke was an English statesman, author, and orator who is best remembered as a formidable advocate for those who were victims of injustice. He was the son of a Dublin lawyer and had also trained to practice law. In the 1760s, Burke was elected to the House of Commons from the Whig party.Burke spent most of his career in Parliament as a member of the Royal Opposition, who was not afraid of controversy, as shown by his support for the American Revolution and for Irish/Catholic rights. His best-known work is Reflections on the French Revolution (1790). Some other notable works are On Conciliation with the American Colonies (1775) and Impeachment of Warren Hastings (1788).
Edmund Burke died in 1797.
(Bowker Author Biography)