Dark Romanticism And The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

Romanticism and Dark Romanticism are both in the time frame in of 1800-1870. Romanticism and Dark Romanticism are both representing a sense of romance and love. However, the two movements differ in the literary content they portray. In literature romanticism gives a light and calm tone and theme of love while dark romanticism gives a hard and a horror sense of love representing death. A Literary example of romanticism is "The legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. A Literary example of dark romanticism is "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.