The Genre of Dark Romanticism
Keywords:
Sub genre, Irrational, GrotesqueAbstract
This study is an attempt to highlight the salient features of dark romanticism, also highlighting its most eminent writers and bringing about a contrast in their writing methodology and viewpoints, with respect to other writers. Dark romanticism is a literary sub genre of romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with irrational, the demonic and grotesque. Often confused with Gothicism, it had shadows romantic movement felt its 18th century beginning. Edgar Allan Poe is the supreme exponent of this tradition. Romanticism valued emotions, beliefs as more important facts or logic and individuality comes first worshipping nature where is dark romanticism was different from them emphasising on human fallibility.
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