In her essay titled “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” what medieval theme does Elizabeth Fey claim attracted the Romantics?

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The concept of courtly love combined with emotions that feel contemporaryAggression and conflictThe natural environmentMortality and illnessHeroic adventures

Explanation

Elizabeth Fey highlights that the Romantics were drawn to the medieval theme of courtly love, which intertwined with emotions that resonate with modern sensibilities, rather than focusing primarily on violence, nature, or themes of death and disease.