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Literary Resources -- Romantic (Lynch) The recommendations on overviews of Romanticism and topics such as the novel, women, the Gothic, and sensibility are especially extensive. "Romantics Unbound is my attempt to connect teachers and students to the wealth of Romanticism material available on the Internet." Includes pages on Romantic writers, artists, musicians, and the Gothic. An overview of the CD-ROM to accompany Wu's Romanticism: An Anthology (Blackwell, 1994). andromeda.rutgers.edu /~jlynch/Lit/romantic.html   (2473 words)

Definitions of romanticism Romanticism: a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that marked the reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period. Romanticism seeks to find the Absolute, the Ideal, by transcending the actual, whereas realism finds its values in the actual and naturalism in the scientific laws the undergird the actual. Although romanticism tends at times to regard nature as alien, it more often sees in nature a revelation of Truth, the "living garment of God," and a more suitable subject for art than those aspects of the world sullied by artifice. www.vcu.edu /engweb/eng372/intro-h4.htm   (686 words)

Romanticism On the Net 8 (November 1997) Although there are certainly many meaningful ways to discuss Romanticism across national and disciplinary boundaries, these do not appear to have had much of an effect on the way British Romanticism is generally constituted, at least in terms of anthologies and much of the literary criticism. British Romanticism may ultimately feel narrow, and hence open to absorption by its neighboring periods, because it is so closely identified with a group of only five writers. Somewhat ironically, many who consider themselves "Romanticists" exhibit, in their research and teaching, a broad set of literary interests: in the domestic novel, the Gothic, the feminist enlightenment, Anglo-African writing, and early British children's literature, in addition to lyric, dramatic, and epic-length poetry by women as well as men. users.ox.ac.uk /~scat0385/cognitive.html   (3808 words)

Mark Harden's Artchive: "Romanticism" In the late 18th century, it came to mean anti-Classical and represented a trend towards the picturesque and the Gothic, and a love of nostalgia, mystery and drama (e.g. This breadth of meaning has led to the definition of Romanticism as a 'feeling' and very little else. The Romantic movement took on different characteristics throughout Europe. www.artchive.com /artchive/romanticism.html   (295 words)

Gothic novel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The gothic novel was a literary genre that belonged to Romanticism and began in the United Kingdom with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole. The opprobrious term "gothick" was embraced by the 18th century proponents of the gothic revival, a forerunner of the Romantic genres. Gothic revival architecture, which became popular in the nineteenth century, was a reaction to the classical architecture that was a hallmark of the Age of Reason. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gothic_novel   (1496 words)

MSN Encarta - Gothic Novel Gothic Novel, type of romantic fiction that predominated in English literature in the last third of the 18th century and the first two decades of the 19th century, the setting for which was usually a ruined Gothic castle or abbey (see Gothic Art and Architecture). The Gothic novel, or Gothic romance, emphasized mystery and horror and was filled with ghost-haunted rooms, underground passages, and secret stairways. The term Gothic is also used to designate narrative prose or poetry of which the principal elements are violence, horror, and the supernatural. encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761553321   (198 words)

Gothic Revival - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gothic Revival The growth of Romanticism led some writers, artists, and antiquaries to embrace a fascination with Gothic forms that emphasized the supposedly bizarre and grotesque aspects of the Middle Ages. Gothic Revival buildings include Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin's Houses of Parliament (1836–65) and Gilbert Scott's St Pancras Station Hotel (1868–74) in London; the Town Hall, Vienna (1872–83), by Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891); and Trinity Church, New York (1846), by Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). During the Victorian period, however, a far better understanding of Gothic forms was achieved, and this resulted in some impressive neo-Gothic architecture, as well as some desecration of genuine Gothic churches in the name of ‘restoration’. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gothic+revival   (318 words)

Gothic Revival - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gothic Revival The growth of Romanticism led some writers, artists, and antiquaries to embrace a fascination with Gothic forms that emphasized the supposedly bizarre and grotesque aspects of the Middle Ages. Gothic Revival buildings include Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin's Houses of Parliament (1836–65) and Gilbert Scott's St Pancras Station Hotel (1868–74) in London; the Town Hall, Vienna (1872–83), by Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891); and Trinity Church, New York (1846), by Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). During the Victorian period, however, a far better understanding of Gothic forms was achieved, and this resulted in some impressive neo-Gothic architecture, as well as some desecration of genuine Gothic churches in the name of ‘restoration’. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gothic+revival   (318 words)

Gothic Revival - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gothic Revival The growth of Romanticism led some writers, artists, and antiquaries to embrace a fascination with Gothic forms that emphasized the supposedly bizarre and grotesque aspects of the Middle Ages. Gothic Revival buildings include Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin's Houses of Parliament (1836–65) and Gilbert Scott's St Pancras Station Hotel (1868–74) in London; the Town Hall, Vienna (1872–83), by Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891); and Trinity Church, New York (1846), by Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). During the Victorian period, however, a far better understanding of Gothic forms was achieved, and this resulted in some impressive neo-Gothic architecture, as well as some desecration of genuine Gothic churches in the name of ‘restoration’. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gothic+revival   (318 words)

A Brief Historical Overview The eighteenth century Gothic writers are often described as precursors to Romanticism because they valued sensibility, exalted the sublime, and appealed to the reader's imagination. Their different approaches to the novel of terror, as it was called in the eighteenth century, have given been called by some critics terror Gothic, represented by Radcliffe, and horror Gothic, represented by Lewis. These novels follow a pattern: an innocent, inexperienced, young heroine suspects her superior suitor or husband, who is usually older, often wealthy, and worldly-wise of a crime; she may have to compete with an older woman for his affections, a competition she of course wins. academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /english/melani/gothic/history.html   (1430 words)

Hume, "Gothic Versus Romantic" The early Gothic novels can be considered the precursors of romanticism in their concern with sensibility, the sublime, and the involvement of the reader in a more than rational way. The Gothic literary endeavor is not that of the transcendent romantic imagination; rather, in Coleridge's terms, Gothic writers are working with fancy, which is bound to the "fixities and definites" of the rational world. Gothic and romantic writing are closely related chronologically and share some themes and characteristics, such as the hero who is a guilt-haunted wanderer. www.english.upenn.edu /Projects/knarf/Articles/hume.html   (6763 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Brian - Symphony No 1, \'Gothic\': Music To be sure, the 'Gothic' is a huge, sprawling work, seemingly evolving as a series of tableaux full of original themes and orchestrational touches, as well as choral writing that was years ahead of its time in its harmonic daring and vocal density. Anyone familiar with British music of the period the 'Gothic' was written in will recognize this as a British work: Except in the most idiosyncratic places (of which there is no shortage), the work is British to the core, with passages that alternately remind one of an entire host of such composers. I hear music rooted in the English lyric tradition; vocals that resembles Gregorian then Russian Orthodox chant; hints of Delius; pure nineteenth century romanticism and also the kind of complex, dissonant choral singing and ferocious war music that belongs to the twentieth century alone. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001Z65F8   (1290 words)

Tristania: Atmospheric Gothic Metal Gothic metal doesn’t always translate convincingly in a live setting, and it’s often not the most visually stunning display. The dominant sound here is Gothic/Symphonic Metal bringing to mind early Theatre Of Tragedy with slight hints of symphonic blackened metal, but instead of writing their own versions of those bands songs, Tristania take their influences and create something truly unique. With other acts such as Trail Of Tears and The Sins Of Thy Beloved releasing impressive albums recently, it seems there is another Metal resurgence on the horizon in Norway, headed by a new generation of musicians with a flair for the dramatic and an obsession with dark romanticism befalling to sorrowful tragedy. www.thebleakhorizon.com /tristania.htm   (1576 words)

darkly romantic literature The Gothic novel from England, the Schauer novel from Germany and the novel noir from France are all names for the same phenomenon - the dawn of dark romanticism. Gothic has nothing or very little to do with modern horror novels or movies, where the main purpose is not to scare or frighten but to to nauseate, sicken and disgust. Jane Austen is considered a gothic author - the main character in one novel reads too many gothic stories - even though she is not generally associated with horror novels. hem.passagen.se /hehe/darkly_romantic_literature.htm   (4810 words)

Gothic Art: Artists and their Works Although superseded by Renaissance art, there was a Gothic Revival in the 18th and 19th centuries, largely rooted in nostalgia and romanticism. 5th Century to 16th Century A.D. Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Northern Europe from the middle ages up until the beginning of the Renaissance. Typically rooted in religious devotion, it is especially known for the distinctive arched design of its churches, its stained glass, and its illuminated manuscripts. www.artcyclopedia.com /history/gothic.html   (116 words)

GOTHIC REVIVAL BEERS, Henry A. “The Gothic Revival” In History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century. CLARK, Kenneth A. The Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of Taste. AUBIN, Robert A. “Grottoes, Geology, and the Gothic Revival.” [ www.thesicklytaper.net /GOTHIC_REVIVAL.HTML   (116 words)

Guardian Unlimited Books Top 10s Paul Murray: top 10 gothic novels It marks a confluence of the gothic and romanticism. Representing the beginning of the Irish gothic tradition in 1820, it is considered by some the greatest of all gothic works. William Beckford's History of the Caliph Vathek (1786) merged the 18th century fashion for oriental tales with the newly-established gothic tradition. books.guardian.co.uk /top10s/top10/0,6109,1280778,00.html   (938 words)

Architecture: Gothic Revival The influence of English romanticism and the mass production of elaborate wooden millwork after the Industrial Revolution fueled the construction of Gothic Revival homes in the mid-1800s. Most Gothic Revival homes were constructed between 1840 and 1870 in the Northeast. These picturesque structures are marked by "Gothic" windows with distinctive pointed arches; exposed framing timbers; and steep, vaulted roofs with cross-gables. www.realtor.org /rmomag.nsf/pages/arch12   (114 words)

GOTHIC REVIVAL BEERS, Henry A. "The Gothic Revival" In A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century. AUBIN, Robert A. "Grottoes, Geology, and the Gothic Revival." 2021]. RICHARDSON, A. "The Gothic Revival in the Early Eighteenth Century." 2048]. users.stargate.net /~ffrank/GOTHICREVIVAL   (388 words)

gothic church architecture ...neo-gothic church architecture,high gothic,romanticism,Victorian churches,oxford movement,ritualism,church furnishings,church architecture... The transcendental character of medieval religious architecture was given a special form in the Gothic church. The term Gothic was first used during the later Renaissance, and as a term of... www.thetophouseplaninformation1.com /36/gothic-church-architecture.html   (123 words)

Literary Theory: Bibliography Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772 -- 1834 [ 1794 ], Section III; Early Reviews [in, Coleridge's Miscellaneous Criticism; Edited by Thomas Middleton Raysor...] (Constable and Co Ltd, London, 1936) (subjects=Gothic novel; Romanticism; Terror; Taste; Radcliffe Ann; Lewis Matthew Gregory; ;.) [ Clrdg,S:SectionIII ] (genre=m). Hazlitt, William, 1778 -- 1830 [ 1817 ], On John Buncle [in, The Round Table] (Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1817) (subjects=Romanticism; Amory Thomas; Characterisation; Walton Isaak; The Compleat Angler; ; ;.) [ Hazlitt,W:OnJohnBuncle ] (genre=m). Hazlitt, William, 1778 -- 1830 [ 1817 ], On Hogarth's Marriage a-la-Mode [in, The Round Table] (Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1817) (subjects=Romanticism; Hogarth William; Painting; Characterisation; ; ; ;.) [ Hazlitt,W:OnHogarth ] (genre=m). www.lib.uchicago.edu /efts/LITTH/LitTh.bib.html   (123 words)

Romanticism On the Net 17 (February 2000) But more than this, she contributes substantially to our understanding of the history of feminism, and especially possible roles the gothic had to play in the development of both the misogynistic strand of "victim" feminism and the nearly gender-neutral positions of "professionalized" gender. For Hoeveler, female gothic novels are feminist primarily in their conflicted, duplicitous "victim feminism," what she defines as "an ideology of female power through pretended and staged weakness" (p. Critics have answered either that the "female" gothic, as a genre written by and for women, speaks directly to women's issues, or that gothic novels by both women and men often subvert cultural constructions of femininity. users.ox.ac.uk /~scat0385/17hoeveler.html   (123 words)

Romanticism On the Net 8 (November 1997) Corrects the mistaken critical assumption that The Monk's "Gothic bosh" or its absurd machinery of horror is unrelated to the novel's themes and structure. Although Hoffmann remains indebted to Lewis's criminal monk, he is not restricted by the limitations of the Gothic tradition and succeeds in creating "heightened drama and mystery" that go beyond The Monk's physical horrors. Sees Lewis as "the first author to see huge potential in Gothic subject matter." He capitalized on a sudden resurgence of interest in monastic brutality and the revival of the Inquisition. users.ox.ac.uk /~scat0385/monkbiblio.html   (123 words)

Welcome to Carcanet Polidori's medical thesis on the subject of nightmares, his essay 'Upon the Source of Positive Pleasure' and his Gothic novel The Modern Oedipus (both included in full), his poetry, diaries and letters, illuminate the context in which The Vampyre was written and deepen our understanding of Romanticism and the Gothic. John Polidori (1795-1821) is a fascinating but always shadowy figure of Romanticism, an impetuous, sensitive writer of fierce talent. So Polidori (1795-1821) records one of the most famous storytelling evenings in English literature, the stormy night at the Villa Diodati that was the source of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and his own tale The Vampyre, as well as his Gothic novel Ernestus Berchtold. www.carcanet.co.uk /cgi-bin/scribe.cgi?book=185754787X   (368 words)

Romanticism On the Net 15 (August 1999) Sections of this article have been presented at the Coleridge Summer Conference, Cannington, England (23 July 1996), at the B.A.R.S. Postgraduate Conference, "Silence and Romanticism," University of Durham (29 June 1999), and at the International Gothic Association Conference, "Gothic Spirits—Gothic Flesh," Mount Saint Vincent University (16 August 1999). Coleridge broadens the function of his gothic hypophora as the questions progress. In Coleridge's, he alters the punctuation, changing a period to an exclamation mark in line 248: "And she is to sleep by Christabel." The change heightens the anxiety and impropriety of the scene, suggestively investing the verb "sleep" with a stronger sexual sense. users.ox.ac.uk /~scat0385/parodyxtabel.html   (368 words)

LivingDarkness Goth is very introspective drawing from diverse elements of history and subculture like romanticism, gothic horror, art, science, the nihilist movement of Nietzsche, existential philosophy, and other academic subjects. Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure are well known for their gothic imagery but some argue only the early albums followed the gothic format. Gothic themes largely focus on personal growth and knowledge and largely ignore outside politics although as with every generalization it has many exceptions. www.livingdarkness.com   (1403 words)

Acacia Group Although Poe possesses undeniably Gothic elements in his stories and poems, we might not necessarily categorize him as an "American Romantic." In The American Renaissance (a seminal work on American Romanticism), F.O. Matthiessen does not even include Poe in his American cannon. In "Poe and the Gothic Tradition," Benjamin F. Fisher maintains that "American Gothic works tend to transform European architecture into American landscape as material for mysterious hauntings" (Fisher 77). Poe's Gothic Tendencies: Gloom, Melancholy, and Dark Spaces csufacacia.com /poe.html   (1403 words)

English Courses - Department of English - University of Maryland But we will also study British texts just prior to and after the Romantic period (Walpole and Bronte), philosophical/critical writings whose themes, such as the sublime and the uncanny, seem analogous to the preoccupations of the gothic (Kant, Burke, and Freud), and works whose authors were both contemporaneous with and separate from High romanticism (Dacre). Critical themes to be explored: the relation of the gothic genre to anxieties over gender and sexuality; the connection between the gothic and the historical memory of such events as the French revolution and Western industrialization; and the very epistemological interrogation of the concept of genre undertaken by the gothic. Topics for discussion are likely to include: the literary representation of class, nation, and empire; the constraints and possibilities for bodies, gender, and sexuality; political implications of literary and aesthetic ideologies; emerging notions of value, mind, spirit, and culture. www.english.umd.edu /courses/spring2003grad.html   (4179 words)

Romanticism On the Net 17 (February 2000) At the heart of the gothic heroine's self-victimization, she explains, is the masquerade, a posture of emotional restraint, decorous reason, and "wise passiveness" (merely a kind of passive-aggression) that we recognize in heroines throughout the history of the genre. If such details as Dacre's debt to Lewis get lost, it is because Gothic Feminism is part of a larger, more ambitious attempt to describe both the male (romantic) and female (gothic) response to shifts in Western European notions of gender during the eighteenth century. Compared to the romance plots and explained supernaturalism of, say, Radcliffe, Dacre's novel does indeed stand out as "the most eccentric female gothic ever penned" (p. users.ox.ac.uk /~scat0385/17hoeveler.html   (4179 words)

Omniseek: /Arts & Humanities /Humanities /English Literature /Gothic /Lewis, Matthew Guest Editor's Introduction to the Matthew Lewis issue of Romanticism on the Net: by Frederick S. The year 1996 marked the two hundredth anniversary of the first publication of Matthew Gregory "Monk" Lewis's Gothic supershocker, The Monk, certainly not a 1775-1818, English author, called Monk Lewis after his thriller The Monk (1796), inspired by Ann RADCLIFFE's GOTHIC ROMANCES. Special edition of Romanticism on the Net devoted to Matthew "Monk" Lewis www.omniseek.com /srch/{69718}   (4179 words)

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