Dark Romanticism Quizlet Flashcard
Dark Romanticism Characteristics
Focused on the darker side of human nature Horrific Themes: Examined the psychological effects of guilt and sin, the conflict between good and evil, and people plagued with madness Often featured a creepy, dark, hopeless mood, created through a detailed setting Depicted extreme, passionate emotions like fear, hatred, grief, and love Often a ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible
Gothic Literature
Gothic Literature involves sheer terror, personal torment, graphic morbidity, and the supernatural
Differences between Transcendentalists and Dark Romantics
Human Nature- While Transcendentalists believed that humans were inherently good, capable of reaching perfection, and able to possess divinity and wisdom, Dark Romantics sought to present individuals as prone to sin and self-destruction. Spiritual Forces- Transcendentalism saw nature as a divine mediator, while Dark Romanticism viewed it in a much more sinister light. For Dark Romantics, the natural world is dark, decaying, and mysterious; when it does reveal truth to man, its revelations are evil and hellish.
5 I's of Romanticism
Imagination Intuition Idealism Inspiration Individuality
Transcendentalism
Nonconformity - Societal norms and structure was perceived as a negative thing. Self Reliance - They relied on their own survival abilities. Through their own philosophical reflection with Nature, they could reach perfection. Free Thought - Carried the belief that at the core, the soul, humans are good and humanity will carry on and transcend time just as nature transcends time. Confidence - Transcendentalists viewed confidence as a way of viewing oneself and how that person should take on actions and problems. (They were incredibly optimistic!) Importance of Nature - Much like the Romantics, the Transcendentalist believed that Nature was sacred and holy.
Transcendentalism Characteristics
Nonconformity - Societal norms and structure was perceived as a negative thing. Self Reliance - They relied on their own survival abilities. Through their own philosophical reflection with Nature, they could reach perfection. Free Thought - Carried the belief that at the core, the soul, humans are good and humanity will carry on and transcend time just as nature transcends time. Confidence - Transcendentalists viewed confidence as a way of viewing oneself and how that person should take on actions and problems. (They were incredibly optimistic!) Importance of Nature - Much like the Romantics, the Transcendentalist believed that Nature was sacred and holy.
The works of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe is the father of Dark Romanticism Poe's wrote about the workings of the human mind; master of suspense/horror He most desired to cut free from reality or actually enter into the world of the imagination Poe used his stories to show readers the truth that lies in the dark and irrational depths of the human mind Poe wrote the first detective story - Inspired Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes
The works of Herman Melville
Romantic genre writer - author of Moby Dick (1851)
Romanticism
Romanticism is a literary movement that focused on introspection, individuality, nature, and freedom of expression.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Raven," "Tell Tale Heart," "Cask of Amontillado," "The Oval Portrait," "Annabel Lee," and "The Pit and the Pendulum"
The works of Nathanial Hawthorne
Young Goodman Brown," "The Birthmark," "The Minister's Black Veil," and The Scarlet Letter
The works of Bram Stoker
creator of Dracula
The works of Mary Shelley
creator of Frankenstein
Dark Romanticism
is a literary sub-genre that emerged from the Transcendental philosophical movement popular in America from about 1840's through the 1860's. Works in the dark romantic spirit were influenced by Transcendentalism, but did not entirely embrace the ideas of Transcendentalism.
Romanticism Characteristics
values feelings over intuition values the power of the imagination seeks the beauty of unspoiled nature values youthful innocence values individual freedom values the lessons of the past finds beauty in exotic locales, the supernatural, and in the imagination values poetry as the highest expression of the imagination values myth, legend, and folk culture