Dark romanticism

Romanticism lived as an artistic movement in literature and music the late 18th century. It showed a lot of sensibility and passion within the body of its literature. Romanticism put an effort on putting emotional and imagination over logical and reasonable stories. The writers of this period replaced the boring static universal types of literature with more complex and unique characters. The authors that represented this movement the most including Emily Dickinson, Washington Irving, and Walt…

CORNING (WENY) - For the third year in a row, the Rockwell Museum in Corning, teamed up the with Alzheimers Association to host the Meet Me at the Museum program. The program is designed for those with Alzheimers Disease or dementia and their caregivers. It uses art as a form of therapy to stimulate memories and conversations. Participants take tours of specific galleries the museum educator, Mary Mix says can be a catalyst for memory triggers and nostalgic thought. " The focus of today was…

Intro/ Thesis So, what was it that really sparked Wolfs creativity? Was it his illness? His life experiences? His connection to the poems of Morike? (need to add info about this- read the book on poetry) His drive to make a mark on the world before he died? Trying to live up to his father's expectations and be successful at his chosen profession? Were his bursts of creativity a result of a single one of these things or all of them combined? Did he just need to wait for the right timing to…

As rebels of the industrial era, Romantic poets cultivated their reverence for the natural world, and shared the reverence in their poems. In "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer", Whitman narrates his experience of depressed by the astronomer’s lecture and pleased again by looking at the stars himself. In “324” Dickinson tells within nature she can hear from God and go to heaven without the need of going to church. Though they use different poetic devices, they both express the similar…

The poem that I choose was April Midnight by Arthur Symons. At 16, he moved to London and joined a group of authors know as the Rhymers’ Club and join many other famous authors. Symon’s formal poetry explores romantic love, loss, and the passage of time. April Midnight was published in his collection called Silhouettes in 1892. I chose this poem because it is so different from what we hear about nowadays. April Midnight has more of a carefree theme is tries to portray and now of days, people are…

together bring the painting to a whole ride the viewer can go on. This dark feeling can be brought about just by glancing at the painting, but the intense experience can be viewed when the onlooker observes it…

Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ and William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ are two pieces of literature from the Romantic period that describe misunderstood creatures who struggle to define themselves as solely good or evil in the eyes society’s expectations which then leads to the questioning of their very existence, and in the case of “Frankenstein”, resent. Both of these texts reflect the transformative worldviews of the Romantic movement and the rebellious attitude in regards to prevailing ideas and…

Noah Webster was a man of many words. He is most widely known for his dictionary company, The Webster Dictionary, but he wasn’t just the man behind the dictionary. Noah Webster was a man of God. He not only tried to live the life of a Christian but he also spoke much about it. Even, his last words were about God. Throughout his life like any person he endured struggles, illness, and the hardships of Christianity and living for God. But, he was also blessed with profound knowledge. He didn’t want…

Generally speaking, American Romanticism forms a connection between the real world and a realm of fantasy. However, the concept of Romanticism has a flawed connection with the ideas of Realism. However, several stories, such as The Red Badge of Courage, attempt to bridge the gap between the hybrid of reality and fantasy and a world strictly dominated by the cruel and somewhat intriguing realities of life. In this story, the ideas connect in differing ways, with the ultimate results changing…

“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem by Robert Frost. Written during the roaring 20's, it was a part of his Pulitzer Prize-winning publication of poems, New Hampshire. The main overarching idea for the poem is that nothing precious can last. This is demonstrated in the metaphors, the structure and other figurative language found in the poem. There are many metaphors used in the poem that illustrate the overarching idea. In the first line, Frost writes “nature’s first green is gold”. Natures first…