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Rorem’s gentle, post-Romantic gestures were always tempered by notes of existential angst — there was ever a pebble in Ned’s proverbial loafer.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

But by the mid-1970s, Silvestrov found himself rejecting the avant-garde as well and began a quixotic post-Classical and post-Romantic mission of reclaiming an un-reclaimable past.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

They grew up in a post-Romantic era and were stimulated, visually, by the works of the Pre-Raphaelites.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2016

But Mr. Norman eventually sought out a middle ground, employing the techniques of the avant-garde as building blocks for a hyper-kinetic, post-Romantic style.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2015

So I suppose I could be a Romantic poet: post-Romantic or imitation-Romantic, if you like.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2015