Which Describes Romantic Composers' View of Form and Harmony

Which describes Romantic composers' view of form and harmony?

A) Romantic composers did not allow form or genre to restrain spontaneous creativity.
B) Romantic composers fought to maintain all the forms and genres of the Classical era.
C) Romantic composers adhered strictly to genre but escaped the restraints of Classical forms.
D) Romantic composers adhered strictly to Classical forms but escaped the restraints of strict genres.