The resurgence of interest in the literature of earlier periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries which gave rise to the Romantic movement.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Thornbury (1828–1876), author.
Definition of Romantic Revival in US English:
Romantic Revival
noun
The resurgence of interest in the literature of earlier periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries which gave rise to the Romantic movement.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Thornbury (1828–1876), author.