A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful and other pre-revolutionary writings / Edmund Burke ; edited with and introduction and notes by David Womersley.
By: Burke, Edmund.
Contributor(s): Womersley, David
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin, 1998Edition: Rev. [ed.].Description: xliv, 473p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0140436251(pbk.) :; 9780140436259.Other title: Philosophical enquiry into the sublime and beautiful.Subject(s): Aesthetics | Philosophy | Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology | History of philosophy, philosophical traditions | Philosophy: aesthetics | DutchDDC classification: 111.85 BUR Summary: 'A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful' is the centrepiece of this new collection of Burke's early work. It also includes the restored texts of A Vindication of Natural Society and other examples of his work.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. Eloquent and profound, A Philosophical Enquiry is an involving account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Burke's work was hugely influential on his contemporaries and also admired by later writers such as Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth. This volume also contains several of his early political works on subjects including natural society, government and the American colonies, which illustrate his liberal, humane views.
Previous ed.: 1998.
Cover and spine title: A philosophical enquiry into the sublime and beautiful.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxix-xliii).
'A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful' is the centrepiece of this new collection of Burke's early work. It also includes the restored texts of A Vindication of Natural Society and other examples of his work.
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)