1223English LiteratureMedium
Who applied the term “Romantic” to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830?
AWordsworth because he wanted to distinguish his poetry and the poetry of his friends from that of the ancien régime, especially satire
BOliver Goldsmith in The Deserted Village (1770)
C“The Satanic School” of Byron, Percy Shelley, and their followers
DEnglish historians half a century after the period ended
Correct answer
D. English historians half a century after the period ended
Explanation
The correct answer is English historians half a century after the period ended.