Rousseau and Romanticism

In "Rousseau and Romanticism," Irving Babbitt delves into the complex interplay between Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophical ideas and the burgeoning Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. Babbitt employs a critical lens, analyzing Rousseau's notions of individuality, emotion, and nature, proposing that his ideas served both as a catalyst for and a counterpoint to Romanticism's ideals....