ABSTRACT

Since Professor Holbrook pays me the considerable compliment of devoting several pages of his intriguing paper “Romanticism, Introspection, and the Roots of Experiential Consumption: Morris The Epicurean” to a discussion of my book, I should like to take this opportunity to reply to some of his comments. At the same time, I should also like to make a few observations on his stimulating views on the place of Romanticism and introspection in the study of consumption.