2. Romanticism!!! Everything is optimistic, hopeful. Do your best, and everything will work out just as it is supposed to—just as it does in nature. No worries. Thanatopsis The Cross of Snow “Nature” and “Self-Reliance” Walden

3. Look at nature as a model of how to live your life. Look at nature as a model of how to live your life. Nature never wears a mean appearance Nature never wears a mean appearance In nature is perpetual youth; all of your worries will be alleviated In nature is perpetual youth; all of your worries will be alleviated

4. Characteristics of Romanticism Optimism Optimism Personal independence Personal independence Nostalgia for the past Nostalgia for the past Profound love of nature/beautiful settings Profound love of nature/beautiful settings Inherent goodness of man Inherent goodness of man Nature is a model for man Nature is a model for man Intuition and imagination over logic and reason Intuition and imagination over logic and reason Good and orderly universe Good and orderly universe

5. OBSERVATION--INFERENCE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING IMAGES MAKE AN INFERENCE ABOUT EACH OF THEM MAKE AN INFERENCE ABOUT THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION

6. NATURE

18. How does a true romantic deal with these natural disasters? How does a true romantic deal with these natural disasters?

19. Do you think that everyone agreed with this romantic view of nature?

20. Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Herman Melville

21. Write down the dark romantic equivalent of these characteristics Optimism Optimism Personal independence Personal independence Nostalgia for the past Nostalgia for the past Profound love of nature Profound love of nature Inherent goodness of man Inherent goodness of man Nature is a model for man Nature is a model for man Innocent and childlike characters Innocent and childlike characters Order Order Intuition and Imagination Intuition and Imagination

22. Dark romanticism is a literary subgenre that emerged from the Transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America. Dark romanticism is a literary subgenre that emerged from the Transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.TranscendentalAmericaTranscendentalAmerica

23. ORIGIN Dark Romanticism's birth was a mid- nineteenth-century reaction to the American Transcendental movement. Dark Romanticism's birth was a mid- nineteenth-century reaction to the American Transcendental movement.

24. CHARACTERISTICS OF DARK ROMANTICISM Dark Romantics are much less confident about the notion perfection is an innate quality of mankind, as believed by Transcendentalists. Dark Romantics are much less confident about the notion perfection is an innate quality of mankind, as believed by Transcendentalists. Dark Romantics present individuals as prone to sin and self-destruction, not as inherently possessing divinity and wisdom. Dark Romantics present individuals as prone to sin and self-destruction, not as inherently possessing divinity and wisdom.sinself-destructiondivinitywisdomsinself-destructiondivinitywisdom

25. More Characteristics The Dark Romantics adapted images of anthropomorphized evil in the form of Satan, devils, ghosts... vampires, and ghouls. Secondly, while both groups (T & DR) believe nature is a deeply spiritual force, Dark Romanticism views it in a much more sinister light than does Transcendentalism, which sees nature as a divine and universal organic mediator. The Dark Romantics adapted images of anthropomorphized evil in the form of Satan, devils, ghosts... vampires, and ghouls. Secondly, while both groups (T & DR) believe nature is a deeply spiritual force, Dark Romanticism views it in a much more sinister light than does Transcendentalism, which sees nature as a divine and universal organic mediator. anthropomorphizedevil Satandevilsghostsvampires ghoulsnature anthropomorphizedevil Satandevilsghostsvampires ghoulsnature

26. How Dark Romantics Portray the World Dark Romantics, the natural world is dark, decaying, and mysterious; when it does reveal truth to man, its revelations are evil and hellish. Finally, whereas Transcendentalists advocate social reform when appropriate, works of Dark Romanticism frequently show individuals failing in their attempts to make changes for the better Dark Romantics, the natural world is dark, decaying, and mysterious; when it does reveal truth to man, its revelations are evil and hellish. Finally, whereas Transcendentalists advocate social reform when appropriate, works of Dark Romanticism frequently show individuals failing in their attempts to make changes for the bettersocial reformsocial reform

27. Summary—Dark Romanticism Chaos Chaos Deranged characters Deranged characters Protagonists Protagonists Pessimism Pessimism Guilt Guilt Sin Sin Evil Evil Death, decay, destruction. Death, decay, destruction.

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