Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century ?
Correct answer: A. William Blake
- A. William Blake
- B. Lord Byron
- C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- D. William Wordsworth
Explanation
William Blake received little public recognition during his lifetime but became highly influential after his death, especially through the nineteenth-century revival of interest in his illuminated poems. Byron and Wordsworth were already major public figures, while Coleridge was known in literary circles during his lifetime.
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