
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful
by Edmund Burke
Title:
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful
Author:
Edmund Burke
Series (if any):
Oxford World's Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780199668717
EAN:
9780199668717
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
280
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 196 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In his Enquiry Edmund Burke overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics and replaced metaphysics with psychology. His revolutions in method and sensibility influenced later philosophers and literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel to Romanticism and beyond. This new edition guides the reader through Burke's arguments.






















