{"product_id":"the-sublime-and-the-beautiful-9781513268774","title":"The Sublime and the Beautiful","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e (1757) is a philosophical treatise published in pamphlet form by Irish statesman and thinker Edmund Burke. Following in the footsteps of generations of philosophers, especially Aristotle and Hume, Burke sought to describe the inherent difference between beauty and sublimity as emotional responses rooted in human perception. His work was incredibly influential for the growth of Romanticism in Europe and Britain especially, which sought to capture the sublime in both visual art, music, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurke begins with a section on the senses in relation to human individuality and society in order to illuminate the collective nature of passions-for which we may read emotions-and to argue that the power of the arts is to shape and effect those emotions. In the second part, Burke observes the passions caused by the sublime, including terror, as well as records the effects of certain sensory perceptions-of sound, light, color, and smell-on creating sublime feelings in the mind. Part three follows the same trajectory but describes the beautiful instead before ultimately comparing the two, and part four attempts to ascertain their causes in nature. Burke concludes his treatise with a brief section on the sublime and beautiful in poetry, laying the groundwork for Romanticism's use of language, among other things, to purposefully invoke feeling in the reader or observer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edmund Burke's \u003ci\u003eA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of philosophy reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions (Philosophical and Theological Work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513268774","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43244169953417,"sku":"9781513268774","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d05843b9-c111-4357-a4fb-27728ba35432.jpg?v=1735641153","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-sublime-and-the-beautiful-9781513268774","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}