Romantic Echoes in the Victorian Era

How influential were the deliberate and accidental Romantic echoes that reverberated in the Victorian era? How successful were Victorians in distinguishing themselves from their Romantic precursors? Can we conceive of Romanticism without the influence of Victorian definitions? These important questions are re-examined in this collection, which contributes to key critical dialogues about literary periodisation and our understanding of how these contemporary debates stem from Romanticism's inception in the Victorian age.