false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg 209473 1 A classic of modern aesthetics that remains both influential and engaging, by the politician many consider the father of modern conservatism. <br> <br>From the awesome thrill of the sublime to the delightful perfection of the beautiful, Edmund Burke gives an involving account of our sensory, imaginative, and judgmental process and its relation to artistic pleasure--it is a text that influenced the writers of the Romantic period. This edition also features several of Burke's early political works, which illustrate that, despite his later opposition to the Revolution in France, he took a liberal and humane view of society and government. <i>A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful</i> includes Burke's political parody, "A Vindication of Natural Society," and his essays on the American colony--"Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents," "Speech on American Taxation," "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies," and "Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs of America." This authoritative edition has securely established texts, and in his illuminating Introduction, David Womersley clearly reveals the cross-pollination of Burke's aesthetic and political thinking: the power exercised by art and the art of exercising power. 202739 1 7 1999 A Philosophical Enquiry...and Other Pre-Revolutionary Writings (Penguin Classics) total:3|4:1|3:2| 3 10 10 0 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Fri Oct 09 03:48:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 03:48:43 -0700 2009 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Mon May 18 06:31:43 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 15:39:13 -0700 2009 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 3 0 false Tue Jan 06 20:32:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:32:01 -0800 2009 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 3 0 false Tue Dec 16 12:10:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 12:10:59 -0800 2008 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Fri Nov 21 07:51:36 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 07:51:38 -0800 2008 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Mon Nov 03 13:26:40 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 13:26:40 -0800 2008 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Sun Jul 13 16:41:02 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 17:59:11 -0700 2008 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Fri May 02 21:13:43 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 21:13:48 -0700 2008 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 0 0 false Tue Apr 10 21:25:57 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 10 21:25:57 -0700 2007 209473 0140436251 9780140436259 3 0 3.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701072m/209473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209473.A_Philosophical_Enquiry_and_Other_Pre_Revolutionary_Writings 4 0 false Tue Apr 10 19:03:52 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 10 19:03:52 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=209473