Category: Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

April 18, 2024

An Apology for Poetry (Part 2)

The discourse on Thomistic angelology may serve to shed light on the nature of man and the consequent nature of poetry. I have considerably revised Part 2, which appears forthwith.

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

April 4, 2024

An Apology for Poetry (Part 1)

Dear Reader, This post will be the first I have posted since last September. In the time since then, I have been busy about other things, including the promotion of my book, The Tragedy...

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

September 13, 2023

Wordsworth (Part 3)

Having left the writings of Irving Babbitt, we are delving into the essays of Paul Elmer More. I am happy to present now the third post of More’s collection, “Shelburne Essays, Seventh Series.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

August 8, 2023

Shelburne Essays: William Wordsworth (Part 2)

Having left the writings of Irving Babbitt, we are delving into the essays of Paul Elmer More. I am happy to present now the second post of More’s collection, “Shelburne Essays, Seventh Series.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

June 9, 2023

We are now leaving the writings of Irving Babbitt and delving into the brilliant essays of Paul Elmer More. I am happy to present the first post of More’s collection, “Shelburne Essays, Seventh Series.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

May 9, 2023

The New Laokoon (Part 32)

I am happy to present the thirty-second—and final—post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts,” published in 1910.

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

March 24, 2023

The New Laokoon (Part 31)

I am happy to present the thirty-first—the penultimate—post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

February 6, 2023

The New Laokoon (Part 30)

I am happy to present the thirtieth post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

December 21, 2022

The New Laokoon (Part 29)

I am happy to present the twenty-ninth post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts.”

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

November 14, 2022

The New Laokoon (Part 28)

(Pictured: Benedetto Croce.) I am happy to present the twenty-eighth post of Irving Babbitt’s book The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts, published in 1910, in which Babbitt followed the...