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Is autonomy as the right to act rationally and freely really a goal in Romanticism?

Is autonomy as the right to act rationally and freely really a goal in Romanticism? In the SE, autonomy is seen as an important value in German romanticism, and the definition of it by the romantics ...
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Use of archaic language in certain passages in Evelina

In Evelina by Frances Burney, Rev. Mr. Villars' letters to Evelina as well as Sir John Belmont's addresses to Evelina or generally his speech during their meetings are often heavy with use of archaic ...
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Is the main point of romanticism the subjective and emotional experience of things?

I feel the idea of romanticism which distinguishes it from other movements, in particular the Enlightenment, is really the emphasis on the subjective and emotional experience of things, in opposition ...
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Did realism stand in opposition to romanticism, and on which particular aspects?

Did Realism stand in opposition to Romanticism, and on which particular aspects? Definition of Realism from https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Realism: realism, in literature, an approach ...
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