A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful:

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A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful:

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.

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London :: printed for R. and J. Dodsley,

1757.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CONTENTS.
• A Philosophical Enquiry INTO THE ORIGIN of our IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL. PART I.
  • SECT. I. NOVELTY.
  • SECT. II. PAIN and PLEASURE.
  • SECT. III. The difference between the removal of PAIN and positive PLEASURE.
  • SECT. IV. Of DELIGHT and PLEASURE, as opposed to each other.
  • SECT. V. JOY and GRIEF.
  • SECT. VI. Of the passions which belong to SELF-PRESERVATION.
  • SECT. VII. Of the SUBLIME.
  • SECT. VIII. Of the passions which belong to SOCIETY.
  • SECT. IX. The final cause of the difference between the passions belonging to SELF-PRESER∣VATION, and those which regard the SOCIETY of the SEXES.
  • SECT. X. Of BEAUTY.
  • SECT. XI. SOCIETY and SOLITUDE.
  • SECT. XII. SYMPATHY, IMITATION, and AMBITION.
  • SECT. XIII. SYMPATHY.
  • SECT. XIV. The effects of SYMPATHY in the di∣stresses of others.
  • SECT. XV. Of the effects of TRAGEDY.
  • SECT. XVI. IMITATION.
  • SECT. XVII. AMBITION.
  • SECT. XVIII. The RECAPITULATION.
  • SECT. XIX.
  • SECT. XX. The same.
  • SECT. XXI. The CONCLUSION.
• A Philosophical Enquiry INTO THE ORIGIN of our IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL. PART. II.
  • SECT. I. Of the passion caused by the SUBLIME.
  • SECT. II. TERROR.
  • SECT. III. OBSCURITY.
  • SECT. IV. Of the difference betwen CLEARNESS and OBSCURITY with regard to the passions.
  • SECT. V. The same subject continued.
  • SECT. VI. PRIVATION.
  • SECT. VII. VASTNESS.
  • SECT. VIII. INFINITY.
  • SECT. IX. The same.
  • SECT. X. SUCCESSION and UNIFORMITY.
  • SECT. XI. The effect of succession and uniformity in BUILDING.
  • SECT. XII. Magnitude in BUILDING.
  • SECT. XIII. INFINITY in pleasing OBJECTS.
  • SECT. XIV. DIFFICULTY.
  • SECT. XV. MAGNIFICENCE.
  • SECT. XVI. LIGHT.
  • SECT XVII. Light in BUILDING.
  • SECT. XVIII. COLOUR considered as productive of the SUBLIME.
  • SECT. XVIII. SOUND and LOUDNESS.
  • SECT. XIX. SUDDENNESS.
  • SEET. XX. INTERMITTING.
  • SECT. XXI. The cries of ANIMALS.
  • SECT. XXIII. SMELL and TASTE. BITTERS and STENCHES.
  • SECT. XXIV. FEELING. PAIN.
• A Philosophical Enquiry INTO THE ORIGIN of our IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL. PART III. Of BEAUTY.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II. Proportion not the cause of BEAUTY in VEGETABLES.
  • SECT. III. Proportion not the cause of BEAUTY in ANIMALS.
  • SECT. IV. Proportion not the cause of BEAUTY in the human species.
  • SECT. V. Proportion further considered.
  • SECT. VI. FITNESS not the cause of BEAUTY.
  • SECT. VII. The real effects of FITNESS.
  • SECT. VIII. The RECAPITULATION.
  • SECT. IX. Perfection not the cause of BEAUTY.
  • SECT. X. How far the idea of BEAUTY may be ap∣plied to the qualities of the MIND.
  • SECT. XI. How far the idea of BEAUTY may be applied to VIRTUE.
  • SECT. XII. The real cause of BEAUTY.
  • SECT. XIII. Beautiful objects small.
  • SECT. XIV. SMOOTHNESS.
  • SECT. XV. Gradual VARIATION.
  • SECT. XVI. DELICACY.
  • SECT XVII. Beauty in COLOUR.
  • SECT. XVIII. RECAPITULATION.
  • SECT. XIX. The PHYSIOGNOMY.
  • SECT. XX. The EYE.
  • SECT. XXI. UGLINESS.
  • SECT. XXII. GRACE.
  • SECT. XXIII. ELEGANCE and SPECIOUSNESS.
  • SECT. XXIV. The beautiful in FEELING.
  • SECT. XXV. The beautiful in SOUNDS.
  • SECT. XXVI. Continued.
  • SECT. XXVII. TASTE and SMELL.
  • SECT. XXVIII. The Sublime and Beautiful compared.
• A Philosophical Enquiry INTO THE ORIGIN of our IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL. PART IV.
  • SECT. I. Of the efficient cause of the SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL.
  • SECT. II. ASSOCIATION.
  • SECT. III. Cause of PAIN and FEAR.
  • SECT. IV. Continued.
  • SECT. V. How the Sublime is produced.
  • SECT. VI. How pain can be a cause of delight.
  • SECT. VII. EXERCISE necessary for the finer organs.
  • SECT. VIII. Why things not dangerous produce passion like TERROR.
  • SECT. XI. Why visual objects of great dimensions are Sublime.
  • SECT. X. UNITY why requisite to vastness.
  • SECT. XI. The artificial INFINITE.
  • SECT. XII. The vibrations must be similar.
  • SECT. XIII. The effects of SUCCESSION in visual objects explained.
  • SECT. XIV. Locke's opinion concerning darkness, considered.
  • SECT. XV. DARKNESS terrible by its own nature.
  • SECT. XVI. The cause why DARKNESS is terrible.
  • SECT. XVII. The effects of BLACKNESS.
  • SECT. XVIII. The effects of BLACKNESS moderated.
  • SECT. XIX. The physical cause of LOVE.
  • SECT. XX. Why SMOOTHNESS is beautiful.
  • SECT. XXI. SWEETNESS, its nature.
  • SECT. XXII. SWEETNESS relaxing.
  • SECT. XXIII. VARIATION, why beautiful.
  • SECT. XXI. Concerning SMALLNESS.
  • SECT. XXVI. Of COLOUR.
• A Philosophical Enquiry INTO THE ORIGIN of our IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME and BEAUTIFUL. PART V.
  • SECT. I. Of WORDS.
  • SECT. II. The common effect of POETRY, not by raising ideas of things.
  • SECT. III. General words before IDEAS.
  • SECT. IV. The effect of WORDS.
  • SECT. V. Examples that WORDS may affect with∣out raising IMAGES.
  • SECT. VI. POETRY not strictly an imitative art.
  • SECT. VI. How WORDS influence the passions.