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Dark Romanticism by Nurdiyanah Fauzi (193316)



Dark Romanticism


Gothic romantic literature started from a long way which is during the 18th to 19th century in England and what is it about? It revolves around supernatural, horror and set against dark backgrounds. Few characteristics of Gothic romantic literature are the presence of ghosts, vampire and spirits. Some people may call it as dark romanticism or gothic romantic and it is the subgenre of Romanticism.

However, dark romanticism is the opposite of Romanticism because of its emphasis on human weakness and wrongdoings, while the Romanticism focuses on the goodness. Originally, the Romantic idea is adoring the nature and its imagery, however, Gothic literature’s writer has given the nature the power of destruction. One of the famous work is Frankenstein by Mary Shelly which shows the severe reality of nature. Moreover, Gothic romantic literature is against the concept of realism because it shows and explains how the characters would react to the unreal situation. Few example of notable writers are, Emily Bronte, Ann Radcliffe and Matthew Gregory Lewis.




This is Edgar Allan Poe who was an American writer, editor and literary critic. He is most famous for his works that revolves around mystery.

The Fall of the House of Usher is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839 and was published in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and issued in Tales 1845.





Interesting videos on Gothic Romanticism:



The Fall of the House of Usher, animated with subtitles –
Edgar Allan Poe (Read by Christopher Lee)
                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pic4PS8o41M

Features of Gothic Literature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNuFLHvVng&t=2s



REFERENCES

Rush, David (n.d) The Fall of the House of Usher Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Fall-of-the-House-of-Usher

Lisa (2018, January 2018) The Gothic Novel: What is Gothic Literature? Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Gothic-Novel-What-is-Gothic-Literature

by NURDIYANAH BINTI MOHD FAUZI (193316)

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