A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful : with an introductory discourse concerning taste ; and several other additions

An eloquent and sometimes even erotic book, the Philosophical Enquiry was long dismissed as a piece of mere juvenilia. However, Burke's analysis of the relationship between emotion, beauty, and art form is now recognized as not only an important and influential work of aesthetic theory, but also one of the first major works in European literature on the Sublime, a subject that has fascinated thinkers from Kant and Coleridge to the philosophers and critics of today. "I'm gratified you're. keeping Burke's text on the Sublime available in an inexpensive edition. Thanks again for keeping it e. Read more... Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Edmund Burke; BURKE'S Enquiry; THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; THE PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION. On Taste; THE CONTENTS; Explanatory Notes The "Philosophical Enquiry" is a study of the relationship between strong feelings and forms of art, that considers the inspired persuasiveness of certain kinds of writing alongside experience of the natural landscape, and is gradually being recognized as an important work of aesthetic theory. This eloquent and sometimes erotic book was long considered to be a piece of Burke's juvenilia, published when he was only 28. But it is a precursor of his later political writings, and clearly deals with a fashionable topic of intellectual preoccupation in the 18th-century. This work is also one of the first major works in European literature on the sublime, a subject that was later to fascinate thinkers from Kant and Coleridge in the 18th-century, to contemporary philosophers and literary critics. Adam Phillips has also edited Charles Lamb's "Selected Prose" and Walter Pater's "The Renaissance", as well as writing a study of his own entitled "Winnicott." An Eloquent And Sometimes Even Erotic Book, The Philosophical Enquiry Was Long Dismissed As A Piece Of Mere Juvenilia. However, Burke's Analysis Of The Relationship Between Emotion, Beauty, And Art Form Is Now Recognized As Not Only An Important And Influential Work Of Aesthetic Theory, But Also One Of The First Major Works In European Literature On The Sublime, A Subject That Has Fascinated Thinkers From Kant And Coleridge To The Philosophers And Critics Of Today. This Is The Only Available Edition Of The Work. - Edmund Burke ; Edited With An Introduction And Notes By Adam Phillips. First Published As World's Classics Paperback 1990--t.p. Verso. The Philosophical Enquiry Was First Published By Robert And James Dodsley In London In 1757. A Second Edition Was Published In 1759 With An Additional Preface And The New Introduction On Taste. The Present Text Is Of The Second Edition And Based On Boulton's Fine Edition [1958] Listed In The Bibliography--p. Xxiv. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xxv-xxvi). Edmund Burke (1729-97) first published in 1757 this enquiry into the psychological origins of aesthetic taste. His doctrine of the sublime was to influence artistic and literary perceptions for years to come. Reissued here is the revised second edition, which appeared in 1759. The "Philosophical Enquiry" was often dismissed as a piece of mere juvenilia. However, Burke's analysis of the relationship between emotion, beauty and art form is now recognized as one of the first European works on the subject of the Sublime