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"This deliberately unheroic history of romantic heroes may not immediately be recognised as an original study of a well-worn subject. The absence of showy erudition and ideological servility, and the refusal to agonise over imponderables will not endear it to every academic student of Romanticism. At the same time, the complete lack of references makes it difficult to verify questionable statements....The overall picture, however, is memorable and convincing.Brookner, Anita is the author of 'Romanticism and Its Discontents' with ISBN 9780374527846 and ISBN 0374527849.
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