Expression in art, music, poetry, drama, literature and philosophy was everything to the romantics. Romantic ideas arose both as implicit and explicit criticisms of 18th century Enlightenment thought. For the most part, these ideas were generated by a sense of inadequacy with the dominant ideals of the Enlightenment and of the society that produced them.

• A. Everyone agrees on the definitions of the word Romantic.
• B. Expression was the least of romantic concerns.
• C. Romantic ideas in art, poetry, etc., arose in an antithetical manner vis-a-vis 18th century Enlightenment thought.
• D. Romantic period does not refer to an age at all but to a style of writing.