A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful¶
Burke, E. (1757). A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful.
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- Sublime
- The encounter with magnitude—vast scale, overwhelming power, or incomprehensible complexity—that exceeds ordinary perception, the foundational element identified by Burke (1757)
This sourceR. and J. Dodsley. Foundational treatise distinguishing the sublime from the beautiful: the sublime arises from encounters with vastness, obscurity, power, and infinity, producing astonishment and "delightful horror" when terror is held at sufficient distance.
- The encounter with magnitude—vast scale, overwhelming power, or incomprehensible complexity—that exceeds ordinary perception, the foundational element identified by Burke (1757)
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