Romantic Attitudes a 1. Appeals to imagination; use of the willing suspension of disbelief 2 Stress on emotion rather than reason; optimism geniality 3. Subjectivity: in form and meanIng◼ Romantic Attitudes ◼ 1. Appeals to imagination; use of the "willing suspension of disbelief." ◼ 2. Stress on emotion rather than reason; optimism, geniality. ◼ 3. Subjectivity: in form and meaning