The main difficulty in studying romanticism is the:

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A.
absence of written accounts by romantic poets and artists.
B.
elusive and suggestive nature of romantic aesthetics.
C.
controversial and scandalous history of romantic literature.
D.
lack of clear conceptual contours of the domain.

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Easy question. Note the line, ' The main difficulty in studying the romantics, according to him, is the lack of any "single real entity, or type of entity" that the concept "romanticism" designates.' So, according to the passage, the main difficulty in studying romanticism is the lack of clear conceptual contours of the domain. Option D.