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Romantic Orientalism during the Romantic period of writing is visible in "The Indian Serenade" by Percy Shelley, "The Little Black Boy" by William Blake, and "Lamia" by John Keats. The exaggerations, cultural expressions, references to African or Indian background, and fictional story lines and characters play as proof that Romantic Orientalism is pieced into these author's writings, considering these are characteristics of which Romantic Orientalism displays. Each author, Shelley, Blake, and Keats, all display different characteristics of these Romantic Orientalism qualities.
First, Percy Shelley displays characteristics of Romantic Orientalism in his lyric "The Indian Serenade". Before even reading the lyric, the title gives the reader a hint of Romantic Orientalism, through the idea of looking through the eyes of a group of legendary people – the Indians. By the end of the lyric, it is possible to receive a mental picture of the surroundings that the Indian speaker sees, but......

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