from the ridiculous to the sublime

From something silly, foolish, or absurd to something exceptional or beautiful. Less common than "from the sublime to the ridiculous." I was pleasantly surprised by the ending to that play—it really took things from the ridiculous to the sublime.See also: ridiculous, sublime

ridiculous to the sublime, from the

There is surprisingly little difference between the wonderful and the extremely silly. The expression linking “ridiculous” and “sublime” originated with Tom Paine in The Age of Reason (1794): “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.” Napoleon, who admired Paine, repeated it in French about 1812; his version was translated as “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step.” The two qualities have been paired in this way ever since.See also: ridiculous

单词	from the ridiculous to the sublime
释义	from the ridiculous to the sublime from the ridiculous to the sublime From something silly, foolish, or absurd to something exceptional or beautiful. Less common than "from the sublime to the ridiculous." I was pleasantly surprised by the ending to that play—it really took things from the ridiculous to the sublime.See also: ridiculous, sublime ridiculous to the sublime, from the There is surprisingly little difference between the wonderful and the extremely silly. The expression linking “ridiculous” and “sublime” originated with Tom Paine in The Age of Reason (1794): “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.” Napoleon, who admired Paine, repeated it in French about 1812; his version was translated as “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step.” The two qualities have been paired in this way ever since.See also: ridiculous
随便看	national procurement strategy for local government national producer number national producers service company national product national production authority national production forest area national productivity and economic development centre national productivity and quality specifications national productivity board national productivity & competitiveness council national productivity corporation national productivity council national productivity institute national productivity organization national product liability association national products national pro-family coalition national pro fastpitch national professional anglers association national professional association coalition on tuition national professional basketball league national professional bull riders national professional development center on inclusion national professional development library national professional development matrix