Dark Romanticism vs. Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism is based on a theory of the relationship of all the following except

• Nature

• Divine Providence

• Man

• God

All of the following are elements of Dark Romanticism except

• Creepy Symbolism

• Sin

• Horrific Themes

• The Psychological effect of guilt or sin

Gothic Literature is another name for Dark Romanticism

• true

• false

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The American Renaissance is another name for the Transcendentalism in America

• true

• false

Two sub-genres of Romanticism are

• guilt and sin

• good and evil

• dark romanticism and transcendentalism

• sin and psychology

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To a Dark Romantic a rose may be a symbol of

• hope

• love

• beauty

• loss

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Core beliefs of the Dark Romantics

• evil is everywhere

• humans have the potential for sin

• human nature has a dark side

• all of the above

Edgar Allen Poe is the father of the American detective story.

• True

• False

Divine Providence is a belief the _______________ had.

• Puritans

• Transcendentalists

• Dark Romanticists

• Naturalists

Dark Romantics believed that evil and sin were hard to identify and that they lead to self destruction.

• True

• False

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