How did Victorian poets relate to the Romantic poets in terms of influence and perception?

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Romantic poets were mostly ignored until T. S. Eliot revived interest in them during the 1920s.Victorian writers were repelled by the perceived vanity and immoral behavior of the Romantics.Romantic poets were regarded as talented yet unsophisticated artists from a primitive era.Victorian poets drew significant inspiration from the Romantics and felt a delayed connection to their work.None of the above.

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The Victorian poets were deeply influenced by the Romantic poets and often felt that their own work was a belated continuation of Romantic ideals. While other views exist, the dominant perspective is that the Victorians engaged with Romanticism thoughtfully, rather than dismissing it or forgetting it entirely.