A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful

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Edmund Burke Paul Guyer (Brown University)

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful

Edmund Burke, Paul Guyer (Brown University)

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Worlds Classics
22 January 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Prose: non-fiction; Philosophy: aesthetics; History of ideas

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition.'In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations.

In so doing he overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics that had prevailed from antiquity until the eighteenth century, and replaced metaphysics with psychology and even physiology as the basis for the subject.

Burke's theory of beauty encompasses the female form, nature, art, and poetry, and he analyses our delight in sublime effects that thrill and excite us.

His revolution in method continues to have repercussions in the aesthetic theories of today, and his revolution in sensibility has paved the way for literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel through Romanticism, twentieth-century painting, and beyond.

In this new edition Paul Guyer conducts the reader through Burke's Enquiry, focusing on its place in the history of aesthetics and highlighting its innovations, as well as its influence on many subsequent authors from Kant and Schiller to Ruskin and Nietzsche.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: Edmund Burke
Edited by: Paul Guyer (Brown University)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9780199668717
ISBN 10: 019966871X
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 22 January 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Guyer is a Research Prize Winner of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the author of nine books on Immanuel Kant. He has edited and translated four works by Kant, and his recent publication is A History of Modern Aesthetics in three volumes (CUP, 2014).

Reviews for A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful

Burke's 'Enquiry' is essential reading on aesthetics. Paul Guyer's new edition helps the reader get the most out of the text, with a clear and thought-provoking introduction and excellent notes. Minerva, Lucia Marchini