Tagged: Erasmus

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

June 22, 2022

The New Laokoon (Part 24)

I am happy to present the twenty-fourth post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts.” With this post we begin Chapter VII, the concluding chapter of the book.

Poetry and the Classical Tradition / Poetry and the Romantic Tradition

August 4, 2021

The New Laokoon (Part 10)

I am happy to present the tenth post of Irving Babbitt’s book “The New Laokoon, an Essay on the Confusion of the Arts.” This is the final installment of Chapter IV, The Theory of Spontaneity.