Dark romanticism

“Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love” Philip Seymour Hoffman quotes. The authors present self-love in different ways, such as though pain, strength, and positive words. Self-love Self love is viewed as a journey and the authors present it in positive and negative ways, through cinematography, literature, and visual arts. The theme is portrayed in the song by showing how she went through an adventure of believing in herself and not letting anyone get in her way. India Arie…

In this paper I am going to delve into the work of art known as The House of Mirth and examine the main character, Lily Bart. By explaining some of the literary allusions that are found in this book I hope to give others a deeper look into the story. The Gilded Age was known as a time of great breakthrough and discovery. However, despite its glorious appearance, the nation was struggling with corruption and greed. I believe this is the backbone of Edith Wharton's book, The House of Mirth.…

The old english poem, “The Dream of the Rood” is a in which the author chose to write the story through the eyes of the cross. The author begins the poem by explaining in his “dream that moved me at night” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33) he “...espied the most splendid tree” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33). The author then begins speaking from the point of view of the cross. This can be seen as the author states “Yet I remember that I was cut down at the edge of…

Poetry, unlike standard prose, is meant to be read aloud. In order to utilise the oral nature of poetry, poets often add structural and sonic elements that enhance the meanings behind their poems. Emily Dickinson, an American poet in the mid 19th century, used these techniques frequently. One example of this occurs in the poem, “The Soul selects her own Society,” in which Dickinson describes the process of choosing whom one associates with. The renowned poet explains that people often selects…

Nature is one of the fascinating element in literature and it has significant role connecting major themes and characters. One great example is, ‘Snow Country’ by Yasunari Kawabata. The book consists of a major role of nature, where, principal of ‘mono no aware’ is effectively used for appreciation of nature, focus on physical senses to create the feeling of a place, and lastly, images that arouse the emotions and its delicate-like beauty. These imperative factors of his work transparent the…

Wordsworth being a romantic poet has never shown this sort of a gesture as he has shown in this poem. This poem basically speaks about the lost connection to nature and everything worthy. Wordsworth wants to express how the world is moving further uncaringly losing humanity within, every passing day. The speaker wishes that he was a pagan who sees the world with the vision of divinity. Wordsworth is not able to accept this materialistic world filled with artificiality and therefore this poem is…

Poet for our time's commentary The headlines of Newspapers are those that catch our eye, and “grab attention”. The poem Poet for our Times by Carol Ann Duffy is one that explores, from the perspective of a newspaper headline writer, scandals and the normal aspects discussed in poetry. Referencing News headlines, the speaker, who is in a bar, provides the audience with social critics as well as the state of what art has become in 1980’s Britain. Through the use of chatty language, as well as a…

The poems 'next to of course god america i' by E. E. Cummings, and 'Flag' written by John Agard both the notions of blind nationalism and patriotism within the context of war and conflict. Within 'Flag', Agard uses five tercets shaped like flags to accentuate the extended flag metaphor that repeats throughout his poem. These flag shapes are a reference to Agard's own poem, and in turn, the themes Agard portrays within the poem. On the contrary, Cummings utilises a modern and free verse…

It was alleged that during this period that the Romantic movement changed the insight of people completely, especially the writers in the terms of their surroundings and also generates the tenets of classical liberalism in the literature of Romanticism. This movement also influenced the ways how these writers characterized their general crafting style of their free verse way in their works.This movement has also helped individuals see the beauty of nature and the way how ideas are related…

Alienation In European literature romantic and modernist movements alienation was commonly used as a means to develop their characters in a more personal manner. Romanticism was less of a political movement, compared to other movements, rather it was more of a movement towards increasing intellectualism. During the age of romanticism authors were focused on deep thinking and the value of expression of thought, these themes go hand in hand with the idea of alienation. Authors in the romantic era…