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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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
literary criticism work
non-fiction book
associatedWith New Humanism
author Irving Babbitt
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes romantic individualism
sentimentalism
critiques cult of the self
rejection of classical restraint
examines ethical implications of Romanticism
impact of Rousseau on nineteenth-century literature
relationship between emotion and reason
relationship between nature and culture
focusesOn Rousseau’s influence on Romantic thought
cultural consequences of Romanticism
moral consequences of Romanticism
genre cultural criticism
literary criticism
moral philosophy
hasCriticalReception influential in early twentieth-century debates on Romanticism
hasPart analysis of Romantic imagination
analysis of Rousseau’s doctrine of nature
critique of modern individualism
discussion of moral discipline
influencedBy classical tradition
humanist ethics
intendedAudience students of intellectual history
students of literature
students of philosophy
language English
mainSubject Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Romanticism
intellectual history
movementCritiqued Romanticism
surface form: Romantic movement
notableFor linking Romanticism to modern cultural problems
systematic critique of Rousseau’s legacy
philosophicalPerspective anti-Romantic
classical ethical perspective
placesInContext Rousseau’s role in modern European thought
relatedWork Democracy and Leadership
Literature and the American College
supports classical humanism
timePeriodDiscussed eighteenth century
modern era
nineteenth century

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