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August 2, 2017

Rousseau and Romanticism, Chapter I, Section I

Having presented large tracts of Gilbert Murray’s Classical Tradition in Poetry, I believe the time is right to present selections from Irving Babbitt’s acclaimed work, Rousseau and Romanticism (first published in 1919), in which...

Poetry and the Classical Tradition

February 8, 2017

The Classical Tradition in Poetry, Chapter 2

Having published my “Apology for Poetry” and Chapter I of Gilbert Murray’s great work, The Classical Tradition in Poetry, I now present the first posting of Chapter II, “The Molpê.” The Classical Tradition in Poetry...