Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. Eloquent and profound, "A Philosophical Enquiry" is an involving account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Burke's work was hugely influential on his contemporaries and also admired by later writers such as Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth. This volume also contains several of his early political works on subjects including natural society, government and the American colonies, which illustrate his liberal, humane views.
- ISBN10 0141888091
- ISBN13 9780141888095
- Publish Date 6 April 2004 (first published 26 November 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 June 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint E-Classics
- Format eBook
- Language English