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    The British romantic era starts from the 1700’s to the 1800’s‚ Romanticism‚ a philosophical‚ literary‚ artistic and cultural period which initiated as a result prevailing Enlightenment ideals of the day. This romantic period in the history of British poetry was right in the middle of a time when the society was going through tremendous reforms. It is characterized by a shift from the structured‚ intellectual‚ reasoned approach of the 1700’s to use of the imagination‚ freedom of thought and expression

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    Dark Romanticism is often associated with darkness‚ gloom‚ mystery and death‚ which can be seen throughout Edgar Allen Poe’s literature. A prime example demonstrating Dark Romanticism would be his story‚ “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ which was about a deadly plague which swept the Kingdom of Prince Prospero within the 19th century leaving the king to blockade him and his subordinates within an abbey. With that being said‚ I believe the story is an example of Dark Romanticism due to the death involved

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    Dark Romanticism took place in the early 1900s. It was a very unique time period where these writers valued more emotions over logic and reasoning. The darker side of the scheme was highly influenced by the gothic movement in Europe. Works in the dark romantic spirit were altered by Transcendentalism‚ but did not thoroughly support the concept of Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism was more about the goodness of people. For the Romantics‚ they viewed the world as obscure‚ dark‚ and decaying. The

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    Amy Chen  Mrs. Smith  English II‚ Level H‚ Period 1  15 December 2014  Romanticism in Rip Van Winkle  Washington  Irving’s  Rip  Van  Winkle  was  intriguing  and  almost  mystical‚  with  a  strong  emphasis  on  soul  and  emotion.  The  tale  manipulated  time and cleverly used ambiguity‚ defining  it’s  philosophical  and  literary  Romantic  elements‚  as  also  seen  in  The  Scarlet  Letter‚   To  a  Waterfowl‚ and Thanatopsis.   Nature  plays  a  great  part  in  many  Romantic  literary 

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    Dark Romanticism and Transcendentalism Romanticism is the school of thought that value school of thought over reason. Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism are two major form of Romanticism that was prominent in America. Transcendentalism is a positive form of thought that emphasizes the beauty of nature and human nature. On the other hand‚ Dark Romanticism accentuates the darkness of the world and of humans. Although the ideals of both schools of thought seem different‚ they share similar

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    sublime. Unlike Neo_classicism‚ which stood for the order‚ reason‚ tradition‚ society‚ intellect and formal diction‚ Romanticism allowed people to get away from the constrained rational views of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. In this movement the emphasis was on emotion‚ passion‚ imagination‚ individual and natural diction. Resulting in part from the liberation and egalitarian ideals of the French Revolution‚ the romantic movement had in common only a revolt against

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    are just some of the few authors who wrote gothic literature stories. American Romanticism was used to show the reactions to the restrictions of the puritans during the 1800’s. The purpose of Gothic literature was and still is to entertain‚ to present a moral‚ and to inspire improvement of oneself through imagination. Desolate location‚ ghost or spirit‚ use of symbols‚ an attempt to escape for a moment are some characteristics that dark romanticism uses. Of course not all gothic stories have to have

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    happiness futile‚ as people value every moment of euphoria only as much as it compares to their friend’s. However‚ with age‚ Thoreau’s perspective becomes more prominent‚ as adults realize that their romantic desires may materialize as easily from their own city‚ as from a storybook center of tourism. In this passage‚ the author contrasts the foolishness of youthful goals with the wisdom of mature realizations‚ outlining the malleable nature

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    Romanticism and The age of Reason Most people know that it is a lot more fun to watch something that is associated with some kind of emotion. It is common to hear someone say: “I cried so much‚ loved it!” or “That movie was hilarious!” after a movie. Movies that are strictly fact are not as exciting as the ones with some action in it; emotion makes the story interesting. The romantic period in American literature is often called the American renaissance. During this period many of the novels‚ which

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    November 8‚ 2010 An Analysis of Romanticism of Atala The Romantic Era brings to the mind of an uneducated person of a time of idyllic pleasure‚ carefree and light. If asked to picture it some may say a damsel in distress rescued by her knight riding in on a white stallion. However‚ the Romantic Era was more of an era of rebellion as the world moved away from the “correctness” in literary art and religion. It was an era of artistic movement‚ in literature‚ music‚ and the visual arts‚ that emphasizes

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