Question 16.
According to the passage, recent studies on romanticism avoid "a single definition, a specific time, or a specific place" because they:
A
prefer to highlight the paradox of romantic aesthetics as a concept.
B
seek to discredit Lovejoy's scepticism regarding romanticism.
C
understand that the variety of romanticisms renders a general analysis impossible.
D
prefer to focus on the fundamental concerns of the romantics.
Question Explanation
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Option D is the correct choice, based on the lines, 'While warning against a reductive definition of romanticism, Berlin, for example, still heralded the need for a general characterization: "[Although] one does have a certain sympathy with Lovejoy's despair...[he is] in this instance mistaken. There was a romantic movement...and it is important to discover what it is"...'
Hence, the answer is 'prefer to focus on the fundamental concerns of the romantics.'
Choice D is the correct answer.
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