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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
by Edmund Burke · 1999 · 528 pages
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Edmund Burke's influential treatise on aesthetics distinguishes between the beautiful and the sublime, attributing the former to pleasure and the latter to awe and terror. By grounding aesthetic experience in sensory perception and psychology, the work shifted focus from classical proportions to the emotional impact of art and nature.
Book Details
Published
1999
Pages
528
Language
en
ISBN
9780140436259
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5h 52m
Narrated by Matt Addis
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