Essays on Romanticism

Dark Romanticism is a subgenre in Romanticism, especially American Romanticism. This movement was formed in opposition to Transcendentalism and it was a reaction to its ideas. Dark Romanticism concentrates on the dark side of human psyche. Presents people as sinful and self-destructive individuals. Dark Romantics’…

Romanticism was an artistic and literary movement in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries which had a profound impact on English literature. English Romantic literature is characterized by revolution and reformation, emotion and its connection to nature, the supernatural, and by using…

The poetry of Emily Dickinson, which was influenced by personal background and by the Romanticism or Realism era literary period, has contributed to American literature. Emily wrote many poems that were greatly influenced by her life and the people she met. She was more of…

Realism is a very wide subject. It covers broad area, it can be found in literature, art and painting, in films and theatre. In philosophy, realism is derived from Greek word ‘res’ means object and -ism means philosophy. It is an approach to philosophy that…

The 18th century was a progressive era where many great thinkers redefine the way of living in their culture. In the 18th century you see the trend of the growing power of centralized states and the rise of political powers in the middle class along…

For centuries war has been romanticized as a heroic battle between a purely good side and the evil side. Incredible heroes fight against evil and give peace back to the good. The good and innocent all live peacefully afterwards while the evil are punished and…

Edgar Allan Poe, a writer of the Dark Romanticism era, is known for his morbid and melancholy tales that reflect the popular beliefs of his time. He illustrates in his writings the dark side of humanity as well as man’s weaknesses in the face of…

The film version is also narrated by Kathy. However, the yoke of a film narrative is much dimmer than that of a first person in a book. The Kathy of the book imposes her point of view, her vocabulary and her narrative sway. In the…

Edgar Allen Poe was one of the most powerful and influential poets of the 18th century. For all millennials that love the Romantic written works and films, they have him to thank. In our society today, many romantic and suspenseful ideas he created are now…

I have read the following three novels: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. These books appealed to me as they represent a realistic image of love and romance in showing that life is…

Close your eyes and try to picture what a “Romantics” poem looks and sounds like. What comes to mind? Do you picture a poem that is all about love and the yearning of being together? The most common characteristics of Romanticism consist of an importance…

Introduction Majority of the representatives of English Romantic Poetry were well-known for their love for nature. The romanticists focused their poetic interest on the pure nature, particularly on its clear and often wild locality. Contrary to the classicists which understood nature as a space in…

W.H. Auden’s poem “As I Walked Out One Evening”, at first appears to be about a man taking an evening walk when he comes across a singing lover, who is quickly told numerous things by time. Digging deeper into the poem, we see the ultimate…

“Romanticism was a reaction against an emotionless rationality and structured literature that defined the Age of Enlightenment and Reason. Faust personifies his dichotomy on his way to becoming the Romantic hero” (Hardison, Expert Answers, Enotes, Print). Goethe’s Faust, was not entirely considered romantic writing, but…

Due to its multi-faceted nature, the Romantic period revealed philosophical tensions, such as the conflicting conceptualizations of the role of the imagination and nature in facilitating greater individual understanding. Coleridge’s 1816 poem ‘Kubla Khan’ and Keats’s 1819 poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ demonstrates the conflict…