xactly what the romantics fought so hard against. A society based on materialism, ignoring the beauty of nature around us. Romantic literature today consists of steamy romance novels that have little or no imagination. The plot consists of, Man meets Woman, Man and Woman fight, Man and Women have sex, Man and Woman realize they are in love, and live happily ever after. Obviously this is not great Romantic literature, but this is what our society considers Romantic. At what point did we loose our ability to appreciate Nature and use our imagination. The Romantic poets were correct in their assumption that children see things more clearly than adults do. In their childlike simplicity they are still able to use their imaginations and explore worlds yet undiscovered. Even the Bible says to be, not childish, but childlike. But as our society continues circling in the mad whirlwind of materialism, one day even the childs imagination may be no more. The great Romantic poets are long past, their poetry never to be forgotten, and their passion never to be rekindled. ...
