1. Romanticism
Introductory Note

2. What is it? Romanticism - the “American Renaissance”
Importance on man’s relationship to the natural world.
Through?
Characterized by:
*Flair *Extravagance
*Emotion *Imagination.

3. Romanticism Concepts:
Innovation against _________________.
Focus on trying to change _________________
The supernatural
Shift in topics from ___________ to ____________.
Authors wrote about their own feelings, thus becoming spontaneous
Nature, wilderness, and landscapes

4. Romanticism Concepts:
Life process
Instead of writing about others, authors tried to __________________________.
Realization of new beginnings
Belief: __________ _________ in all.
Fantasy, adventure, and romance

5. DARK Romanticism
Introductory Note

6. What is it? Gothic literature BUT not as severe
Gothic fiction is more about ______________ than Dark Romanticism’s themes.
D.R. Themes: _______________ & _____________________________________.
Search for identity, haunted structures, inspires terror through the macabre and supernatural.

7. Characteristics: with evil taking over the good.
Where Romantic authors took a more optimistic approach, gothic writers were more ____________ and found the ________________________in those same aspects.
with evil taking over the good.
Belief: Individuals prone to_____________________________.
Natural world portrayed as____________________ ___________________________________________________ .
when it does reveal truths to man, its revelations are evil and horrifying.

8. Characteristics:
Frequently shows man failing in their attempts to make changes for the better.
Success of this movement relies on the fact that the human psyche is is attracted in a subtle way to:
*_________ *___________ *_________ *__________
This movement lead to the Gothic style and has greatly influenced music and art.

9. Characteristics: Creepy symbols Horrific themes:
They are: ???
Psychological effects of guilt and sin