The Dark Romantics or The Gothic Romantics

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The Dark Romantics or The Gothic Romantics Late 18th century (UK) to Early 19th century (US)

Comparing Literature Ages Remember…. Each successive age is a reaction to the previous one. Each previous age fails to see the achievement of the successive age. Using the chart on the next slide, explain how the Age of Reason reacted to Puritanism.

Comparing Literature Ages Puritanism Age of Reason Faith Reason Authority Skeptics Theology Science Predestined Humanity Self-made Humanity

The Romantic response to The Age of Reason and Industrialization… Over-crowding Urbanization Factory life/work Poverty How do you think the Romantics would respond to these issues in their stories? Ie Jack the ripper, crime, Sherlock Holmes, wild/dangerous nature (Dracula, Frankenstein), Moby Dick (ocean), ….

Comparing Literature Ages Puritanism Age of Reason Romanticism Faith Reason Extreme Emotions, Insanity Authority Skepticism Mystery, Suspense Theology Science Supernatural, Occult Legends, Dreams, Wild Nature Predestined Self-made Fate, Curses, Humanity Humanity Omens

Elements of Dark Romanticism Drafty, old, family houses/castles Mystery and suspense, finding dark secrets Supernatural: ghosts, curses, monsters, etc. Grisly death and macabre murder Omens, curses, dreams, legends Extreme emotions of grief, passion, love Instances of madness and insanity References wild, dangerous nature Mood: creepy, doom and gloom, terror

Dark Romantic Heroes Conflicted Loner Misunderstood by society Spiritual Talented or gifted in some way Inspired by creativity and imagination rather than society norms

Bram Stoker

Mary Shelley

Edgar Allan Poe 1. Masque of the Red Death 2. The Pit and the Pendulum 3. The Cask of Amontillado 4. The Raven

Herman Melville

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Washington Irving

Charles Dickens Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Signal Man and the Ghost

Jane Austin