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In 17th-century Renaissance Italy, paragone -or comparison- was the hottest debate around. Being able to compare was the new paradigm. It equaled freedom of thought. Boileau and Perrault were leading the same argument in France. The Moderns, in blue shorts, thought that new forms of art had to be invented. Rules could be broken. Innovation spurred. Authority v. Progress. Syncrisis
In red shorts, The Ancients, led by the former, believed we were stuck at imitating the perfection in Arts that the Greeks and Romans had set. Rules had to be followed. Dues had to be given.
