Rousseau and Romanticism
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Rousseau and Romanticism is a critical study by Irving Babbitt that examines Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influence on the development of Romantic thought and its cultural and moral consequences.
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Target entity: Rousseau and Romanticism Context triple: [Irving Babbitt, notableWork, Rousseau and Romanticism]
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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Romanticism and Classicism
"Romanticism and Classicism" is an influential critical essay by T. E. Hulme that contrasts Romantic and Classical approaches in literature and art, helping to lay the groundwork for modernist aesthetics.
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Romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
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Target entity: Rousseau and Romanticism Target entity description: Rousseau and Romanticism is a critical study by Irving Babbitt that examines Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influence on the development of Romantic thought and its cultural and moral consequences.
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A.
Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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B.
Romanticism and Classicism
"Romanticism and Classicism" is an influential critical essay by T. E. Hulme that contrasts Romantic and Classical approaches in literature and art, helping to lay the groundwork for modernist aesthetics.
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C.
Romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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D.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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E.
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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literary criticism work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Humanism ⓘ |
| author | Irving Babbitt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
romantic individualism
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sentimentalism ⓘ |
| critiques |
cult of the self
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rejection of classical restraint ⓘ |
| examines |
ethical implications of Romanticism
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impact of Rousseau on nineteenth-century literature ⓘ relationship between emotion and reason ⓘ relationship between nature and culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Rousseau’s influence on Romantic thought
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cultural consequences of Romanticism ⓘ moral consequences of Romanticism ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | influential in early twentieth-century debates on Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Romantic imagination
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analysis of Rousseau’s doctrine of nature ⓘ critique of modern individualism ⓘ discussion of moral discipline ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical tradition
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humanist ethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
students of intellectual history
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students of literature ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Romanticism ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
| movementCritiqued |
Romanticism
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surface form:
Romantic movement
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| notableFor |
linking Romanticism to modern cultural problems
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systematic critique of Rousseau’s legacy ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-Romantic
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classical ethical perspective ⓘ |
| placesInContext | Rousseau’s role in modern European thought ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Democracy and Leadership
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Literature and the American College ⓘ |
| supports | classical humanism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
eighteenth century
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modern era ⓘ nineteenth century ⓘ |
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