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The Romantic Period began in 1798 and lasted until 1832. The Romanticism movement originated in Europe and is characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. It is said that this period started with the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. William Blake and William Wordsworth are two of the most influential of all of the romantic writers. They grew up with very different lifestyles which greatly affected the way they viewed the world and wrote about it. Both play an important role in Literature today.

William Blake and William Wordsworth both wrote about the city of London, though they presented their views from totally different angles. William Blake wrote about the dreary ugliness of London life by taking a stroll down London's......

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