Which of the following statements about the Romantic period in the history of American literature is NOT true?
A.Most heroes and heroines in the writings of this period exhibited extremes of reason and rationality.
B.In most of the writings of this period there was a new emphasis upon the imaginative and emotional qualities of literature.
C.There were a strong tendency to exalt the individual and the common man.
D.The writers of this period placed an increasing emphasis on the free expression of emotions and displayed an increasing attention to the psychic states of their characters.