In die heilige Poesie, Hegel equates poetry with the Judaic Psalms at the core of his notion of sublimity. Hegel's theory of the sublime has largely been interpreted as suggesting a lack of interest in the subject. Victor Ibarra B. argues that Hegel's apparent disinterest is misleading and warrants further elucidation, through a careful examination of his remarks on heilige Poesie as portraying a flawed approach to agency. By revisiting Hegel's early works before 1800 and his dispute with Kant's concept of freedom, he offers a practical account of Hegel's view on sublime art within the context of his philosophy of love.