Gothic Romanticism

Whos is considered the father of gothic literature?

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Emily Dickinson

• Edgar Allan Poe

• None of the above

What event led to the Romanticism/Gothic/Dark Romanticism Period

• WWI

• The Civil War

• The Cold War

• The American Revolution

True or False: The westward expansion of the United States influenced writings of the Romantic/Dark Romantic time period.

• True

• False

To a Dark Romantic a rose may be a symbol of

• hope

• love

• beauty

• loss

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

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

• True

• False

When and where did Romanticism begin?

• 1400 BC in Athens, Greece

• Late eighteenth century in Europe

• Early 12th century in China.

• 1920s in New England.

Who is considered the father of Gothic literature?

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Emily Dickinson

• Edgar Allan Poe

• None of the above

What event led to the Romanticism/Gothic/Dark Romanticism Period?

• WWI

• The Civil War

• The Cold War

• The American Revolution

True or False: The westward expansion of the United States influenced writings of the Romantic/Dark Romantic time period.

• True

• False