Gothic Literature: The Dark Side Of Romanticism - 1518.
Poe's brand of Romanticism was akin to his contemporaries but most of his works often bordered on what was later called the gothic genre. The following discussion is not a comprehensive view of Romantic concepts, but instead, it is intended as a basic guide and explanation for some of the conventions or some of the devices often found in Poe's stories.
Dark Romanticism. Gothic Literature. Gothic Literature. Include highly charged emotional states like: terror, a feeling that one is on the brink of insanity, anger, agitation, an exaggerated feeling of some impending doom, and obsessive love. Even intense loneliness and an empty, hollow feeling. Supernatural events: ghosts, doors that open themselves, unexplained sounds, talking animals.
The Gothic imagination, that dark predilection for horrors and terrors, spectres and sprites, occupies a prominent place in contemporary Western culture. First given fictional expression in Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto of 1764, the Gothic mode has continued to haunt literature, fine art, music, film and fashion ever since its heyday.
Dark Romanticism is just that, very dark. Nature is deeply rooted in Dark Romanticism literature but in shady, sinister ways. Evil is found in the literary images of ghouls and ghosts and other creepy beings. For Dark Romantics, the world is cold and mysterious. Gothic fiction helped to inspire many Dark Romantic works. Gothic fiction can be described as a subgenre of Dark Romanticism. It.
Gothic Literature, also known as Gothic Horror, combines elements of horror, romanticism, and supernatural events. The beginning of Gothic Literature began in the 18th century “during the medieval times” where it was “a strong source of inspiration”, which influenced many of the authors setting choices such as the use of castles and monasteries. Horace Walpole, author of The Castle of.
Bibliography for Dark Romanticism BETA. Back to list. Export. Export citations; Export to RefWorks; Export to CSV; Export to PDF. Women’s gothic: from Clara Reeve to Mary Shelley. 2nd ed. Tavistock: Northcote House in association with the British Council. Clery, E. J. and Miles, R. (2000a) Gothic documents: a sourcebook, 1700-1820. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Transcendentalism vs. Dark Romanticism Dark Romantic works are notably less optimistic than Trans. texts about mankind, nature, and divinity While both groups believe nature is a deeply spiritual force, Dark Romanticism views it in a much more sinister light than does Transcendentalism, which sees nature as a divine and universal organic mediator.