Irving Babbitt An Intellectual Study |
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| Author:
| Nevin, Thomas R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3629-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Few men in America's intellectual history have sought as much as Irving Babbitt to be a crucible for the cultural values that America had no inclination to receive. Even now, Babbitt remains a figure of controversy. He retains his reputation as a reactionary defender of genteel morality, yet, as Thomas Nevin reminds us, he continues to be a scholar of importance and an erudite, forceful teacher.
Few men in America's intellectual history have sought as much as Irving Babbitt to be a crucible for the cultural values that America had no inclination to receive. Even now, Babbitt remains a figure of controversy. He retains his reputation as a reactionary defender of genteel morality, yet, as Thomas Nevin reminds us, he continues to be a scholar of importance and an erudite, forceful teacher.