Project Gutenberg 2015-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 306 Babbitt, Irving 1865 1933 Rousseau and Romanticism E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Rousseau and Romanticism" by Irving Babbitt is a philosophical critique written in the early 20th century. This work analyzes the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Romantic movement and attempts to explore the tension between Romanticism and classicism in literature and philosophy. Central to the book’s discussion is the examination of the philosophical underpinnings that distinguish Romantic thought, particularly as it relates to individualism and the ideals of naturalism. The opening of the text introduces the author's intention to dissect Rousseau's profound impact on the Romantic movement, positing that to engage with Rousseau's writings is to engage with an expansive cultural dialogue. Babbitt emphasizes that while Rousseau represents a significant shift in thought, he does not seek to produce an exhaustive analysis of Rousseau's life or philosophy. Instead, he focuses on the repercussions of Romantic naturalism and individualism as seen through Rousseau's work, contrasting it against classicism, which he views as a stabilizing force in the humanist tradition. Babbitt sets up a framework through which he will critique both Romanticism’s excesses and its intrinsic value, establishing his philosophical standpoint right from the start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Influence PN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1081560 2025-06-20T07:20:41.517865 text/html 1053776 2024-10-22T23:16:57 text/html 411767 2025-06-20T07:20:57.402807 application/epub+zip 427776 2025-06-20T07:20:44.031847 application/epub+zip 421908 2025-06-20T07:20:42.730839 application/epub+zip 742319 2025-06-20T07:21:06.706751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661059 2025-06-20T07:20:55.894808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655772 2022-09-22T17:13:03.885650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 864555 2025-06-20T07:20:39.130834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 844770 2024-10-22T23:16:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16398 2025-06-20T07:21:06.912695 application/rdf+xml 9824 2025-06-20T07:20:42.953818 image/jpeg 1780 2025-06-20T07:20:42.845834 image/jpeg 379919 2025-06-20T07:20:41.601858 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia