What role does 'memory' play in the Romantic interaction with nature, according to the 'recollected in tranquillity' theory?
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Correct answer: Memory allows the imagination to transform sensory experience into spiritual truth
The Romantics believed that the immediate experience of nature is vital, but the true poetic 'overflow' happens later. In quiet reflection, the imagination filters and elevates those memories into universal art.
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