This text presents a critique of recent thinking on Romanticism. Using Rousseau as a guide and influence, the author tackles the work of six scholars and argues that the "new orthodoxy" is unable to perform the ultimate task of criticism: to discern...
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This text presents a critique of recent thinking on Romanticism. Using Rousseau as a guide and influence, the author tackles the work of six scholars and argues that the "new orthodoxy" is unable to perform the ultimate task of criticism: to discern quality.