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The Romantic Period
The Romantic Period was a literary movement in Europe and America during the late 1700s through the middle 1800s. ... Romanticism was an intentional revolt against the rational, formal, reasonable period of the Enlightenment. ... Note how different this is from the previous period, the Age of Reason. Emotions, even passions and sexual attractions, were addressed in literature written during the Romantic Period.
Writers during the Romantic Period wrote from their imaginations rather than presenting life realistically. So, in contrast to the realistic literature written during the Enlightenment, literature written during the Romantic Period was imaginative and unrealistic. ... Rural life was considered ideal, and heroes of the literature during this period were usually from humble origins.
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