The sublime

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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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The sublime

Author

Napoleon Bonaparte

Genre

Historical literature

Language

French

Time

1812 1810s 19th century

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Citation

Bonaparte, Napoleon. Quoted in Histoire de I'Ambassade dans le grand-duche de Varsovie en 1812 [History of the Embassy in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in 1812], written by M. de Pradt. Paris: Pilet, 1815.

For the sublime and the beautiful and interesting, you don't have to look far away.

Hedda Sterne

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Finding beauty The sublime Paying attention Beauty

Speaker

Hedda Sterne

Source

Art in America

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Sterne, Hedda. "Hedda Sterne." Interviewed by Joan Simon. Art in America, Feb. 2007, www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazine/hedda-sterne

The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime again.

Thomas Paine

The Age of Reason

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The sublime

Author

Thomas Paine

Source

The Age of Reason

Medium

Pamphlet

Genre

Religious literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1795 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The Age of Reason, Part 2. London: H.D. Symonds, 1795.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "The Age of Reason, Part the Second. Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology (1795)." Selected Writings of Thomas Paine, edited by Ian Shapiro and Jane E. Calvert. Yale University Press, 2014.