Irving Babbitt and Lin Yutang

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It can be argued that Lin Yutang, who lived between 1895 and 1976, was the most significant of Irving Babbitt's students at Harvard after T.S. Eliot. Lin did not regard himself as one of Babbitt's disciples, but he derived significant benefits from Babbitt's influence. The key element of Lin's reminiscences of Harvard is his defence of J.E. Spingarn against Babbitt. This issue is very closely linked with Lin's comments regarding Chinese notions of literary style. Lin both complimented Babbitt and expressed some of his key ethical concepts.

Influence, Lin Yutang

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The consistency of Irving Babbitt

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Irving Babbitt's 'Rousseau and Romanticism' is written in a simple style, with fine humor, and reveals the difference in principles between Babbitt and Pound. Eliot often referred to Babbitt and Pound together, and to him they were models of 'the rebellious Protestant' who opposes native culture to engage in universal cultures. It is the basic and romantic heart that leads to the discovery of self that Babbitt tries to arrive at through his works.

Poetry, Babbit, Irving

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The consistency of Irving Babbitt, part one

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Irving Babbitt, unlike most writers, remained consistent in his choice of subjects and his style of writing. Babbitt writes in a questioning method that achieves to limit and define concepts and distinguishes it from other concepts.Babbitt's works withstood severe criticism and has remained in print. His worksinclude 'Rousseau and Romanticism', 'Democracy and Leadership' and 'Literature and the American College', among others.

Methods, Authorship

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