Category: Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

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...