On the Sublime and Beautiful

I have endeavored to make this edition something more full and satisfactory than the first. I have sought with the utmost care, and read with equal attention, everything which has appeared in public against my opinions; I have taken advantage of the candid liberty of my friends; and if by these m...

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On the Sublime and Beautiful

Preface
Introduction. On Taste.
Part I. Section I. Novelty
Section II. Pain and pleasure
Section III.
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XI
Section XII
Section XIII
Section XIV
Section XV
Section XVI
Section XVII
Section XVIII
Section XIX
Part II. Section I. Of the passion caused by the sublime.
Section II. Terror
Section III. Obscurity
Section IV
Section V. Power
Section VI. Privation
Section VII. Vastness
Section VIII. Infinity
Section IX. Succession and uniformity
Section X. Magnitude in building
Section XI. Infinity in pleasing objects.
Section XII. Difficulty.
Section XIII. Magnificence.
Section XIV. Light.
Section XV. Light in building.
Section XVI. Color considered as productive of the sublime.
Section XVII. Sound and loudness.
Section XVIII. Suddenness.
Section XIX. Intermitting.
Section XX. The cries of animals.
Section XXI. Smell and taste. — Bitters and stenches.
Section XXII. Feeling. — Pain.
Part III. Section I. Of beauty
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XI
Section XII.
Section XIII
Section XIV
Section XV
Section XVI
Section XVII
Section XVIII
Section XIX
Section XX. The eye
Section XXI
Section XXII. Grace
Section XXIII
Section XXIV
Section XXV
Section XXVI
Section XXVII
Part IV. Section I
Section II. Association.
Section III. Cause of pain and fear.
Section IV. Continued
Section V. How the sublime is produced.
Section VI. How pain can be a cause of delight
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X. Unity why requisite to vastness
Section XI. The artificial infinite
Section XII. The vibrations must be similar
Section XIII
Section XIV
Section XV
Section XVI
Section XVII
Section XVIII
Section XIX
Section XX
Section XXI. Sweetness, its nature
Section XXII. Sweetness relaxing
Section XXIII
Section XXIV.
Section XXV. Of color
Part V. Section I. Of words.
Section II
Section III
Section IV. The effect of words
Section V

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