on representation of the sublime

three realtionships:

power of some natural object (objective, physical power)
relation of this power to our capacity to resist it physically (our subjective, physical impotence)
relation of this power to the moral personwithin us (our subjective, moral superiority)


all three elments must be combined in every representation of the sublime.


again, it is important to note here that the sublime must be a representation, or else we will succumb to our sensuous nature apart from recognition toward the moral realm. Hence the importance of the aesthetic experience and the experience of the play over music and literature.