The Romantic Age Romantic movement which Victor Hugo calls “liberalism in literature” is simply the expression of life as seen by imagination.The period covers the latter half of the reign of king George 111 and ends just seven years before the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Normally, 1798 is considered as the year of inauguration of romantic revival with the publication of “ The Lyrical Ballads”. Romantic revival had manifested itself before in the works of the transitional poets of the 18th century, but “The Lyrical Ballads” gave a definite shape and direction to the movement. The poets who were responsible for gradually bringing in elements of romanticism are known as heralds of romantic revival. Among these the most important were James Thomson ,Thomas Gray, William Collins...