Dark Romanticism: Exploring a Gothic Literary Sub-genre
Overview of Dark Romanticism, a literary sub-genre emerging from the Transcendental movement but notably less optimistic. Explore its characteristics focusing on the tragic, characters prone to sin and self-destruction, and nature depicted as dark and mysterious. Learn about notable authors like Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville, known for their works deeply rooted in themes of madness, evil, and the supernatural.
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Dark Romanticism by Text by Mr. Y.; Graphics by Sara Boucher
Overview literary sub-genre emerged from the Transcendental movement Influenced by Transcendentalism, Dark Romanticism notably less optimistic about mankind and divinity.
Characteristics Focus on the tragic rather than the optimistic. Characters are: prone to sin mental aberration self-destruction Do not inherently possess divinity and wisdom (A Transcendental Thought)
More Characteristics Evil anthropomorphosized: Satan, devils, ghosts, vampires etc. fog Nature: cruel and to be feared not pacifying and admired. dark, decaying, and mysterious; when it does reveal truth to man, its revelations are evil and hellish. Shows individuals failing in their attempts to make changes for the better.
The Dark Romantics Who are they? Most notable dark romantic authors (1800s): Edgar Allen Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Emily Dickinson H.P. Lovecraft (1920s-30s)
seminal dark romantic author Common subjects Fragile psychology of man insanity Evil Acts via insanity rather than pure evil Buried alive Duplicity Heightened senses The supernatural Invented the short story and detective story. Famous works: The Tell Tale Heart, " The Fall Of The House Of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado ; poem The Raven" Poe
Hawthorne Has closest ties to the American Transcendental movement works often cautionary tales: extreme individualism guilt and sin.
Melville Best known during his lifetime for his travel books, a twentieth-century revival in the study of Herman Melville s works has left Moby-Dick and Bartleby the Scrivener among his most highly regarded. Themes: man's blind ambition, cruelty, and defiance of God, madness, mystery, and the triumph of evil over good
Dickinson poems cover a broad spectrum of themes many can be classified Dark Romantic. reflect her early and lifelong fascination with: illness dying death the soul afterlife.
H.P. LOVECRAFT See my Lovecraft PowerPoint!
