Chronology Entry
Year
1923
Text
[Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin]. [Chan hui lu]. [ID D28825].
The editor's note attached to the translation echoed Irving Babbitt in condemning Rousseau for being responsible for 'the evils of society', adding that the blame for 'the social disorder today goes partly to Rousseau' and that Rousseau 'was the virus of civilization'.
The editor's note attached to the translation echoed Irving Babbitt in condemning Rousseau for being responsible for 'the evils of society', adding that the blame for 'the social disorder today goes partly to Rousseau' and that Rousseau 'was the virus of civilization'.
Mentioned People (1)
Babbitt, Irving
(Dayton, Ohio 1865-1933 Cambridge, Mass.) : Professor of French Literature, Harvard University, Literaturkritiker, Philosoph
Subjects
Literature : Occident : France
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Philosophy : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2004 | Zhu, Shoutong. Babbitt in China : Chinese reactions to Babbitt : admiration, encumbrance, vilification. In : Humanitas ; vol.l7, no 1-2 (2004). http://www.nhinet.org/babbitt2.htm. | Publication / Babb25 |
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