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Gothic Romanticism

Gothic Romanticism. Definition: Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society. Origin Began during social upheaval in England

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Gothic Romanticism

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  1. Gothic Romanticism

  2. Definition: Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society. Origin Began during social upheaval in England Idealistic views of economic and political conditions contradicted realistic state of economy and politics Gothic Romanticism

  3. Elements of Gothic Romanticism • Ancestral Curse • Anti-Catholicism • Body snatching • Cemetery • Claustrophobia • Devil • Doppelganger • Dreaming/Nightmares • Entrapment/Imprisonment • The Explained Supernatural • Exorcism • Grotesque

  4. Elements of Gothic Romanticism • The Haunted House or castle • Incubus/sucubus • Mist • Mystery • Necromancy • The Pursued Protagonist • Revenge • Solopsism • Somnambulism • The Sublime • Superstition • Transformation/Metamorphosis • Unreliable Narrator

  5. Gothic Romantic Architecture • Derived from the barbaric, German tribe….Goths • Majestic, unrestrained architectural style • Excess of savage, often grotesque ornamentation • Vaulting arches with spires reaching to the heavens • Wild carvings depicting humanity in conflict • with supernatural forces

  6. Romanticismturns Gothic • Interest in the inner workings of the human mind (psyche) • Belief that contemplation of the natural world is means of discovering the truth that lies behind mere reality • Imagination is part of contemplation of natural world • Reveals that failure happens when one plans everything and leaves nothing to chance • Supernatural happenings/occurances and natural facts are symbols of spiritual facts which emphasizes the tragic dimensions of life • Awe at human nature, human struggles, suffering, mortality, humanity’s relationship to God • Emphasis on mystery • Belief in reality of Evil • Appeal/address innate(inborn) and derived(experience produced) fears

  7. Romantic Motifs • Haunted House/Castle • Reflects hero’s psychological character • Madness • Reflects realities beyond rational comprehension • Mad characters speak truths we wish to deny • Blood • Symbolizes paradox of human condition • Represents life/death and guilt/innocence

  8. American Gothic • Developed from Puritan thought, yet has a mystical, melancholy twist • Original Sin • Innate Depravity • Edgar Allan Poe • Deals with the mystical realm and a derangement of the senses • Nathaniel Hawthorne • Deals with the psychological effects of sin • Herman Melville • Deals with the archetypal conflict between good and evil

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