Romantic Age in English Literature: Introduction The Romantic Age in English Literature wasn’t just a fleeting trend—it was a profound cultural earthquake that reshaped the way people thought about art, emotion, and society. Born in the late 18th century, this era marked a dramatic departure from the cold rationality of the Enlightenment and the rigid formalism of Neoclassicism. Instead, the Romantics championed the heart over the head, imagination over logic, and the individual over the collective. In fact,...