Intellectual Romantics: A Study in Modern English Poetry

The book can be regarded as a contribution to knowledge; ... it results from a deep knowledge of modern Romanticism and its critics.... The author ... has a balanced, sensible attitude to the poets he has selected for discussion (his inclusion of Thomas and De la Mare is highly intelligent)... he displays an excellent knowledge of other critics’ views, despite the modest disclaimer in his Preface....he displays an excellent capacity for incisive criticism....
— Norman A. Jeffares
Dr. Raghavan’s book is a competent and well-informed exploration of the problems of the romantics and romantic elements in modern English poetry. He has made a very analytical study of the field and has been able to refer to the hidden strains of the romanticism in the modern period. His chapters on Yeats and Eliot are commendable. The work is quite useful for Post-graduate and Research students.
— C. Subba Rao
The book is a highly commendable piece of research work.... the actual investigation into the contributions of Edward Thomas, Walter de la Mare and W.B. Yeats and of course T.S. Eliot provides revealing insights with commendable clarity into the whole concept of English Romanticism.... It is a comprehensive account of the Romantic tendencies of the first half of the twentieth century English poetry.
— N. Subramanian
The amount of perceptive reading that has gone into these pages is extraordinary. One could hardly better it.
— R.A. Jayantha
The writer is well-read and very intelligent.
— Jack Stillinger