ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the dark romantics focus on as subject matter?
A
how nature is comforting
B
the twisted inner workings of the human mind
C
the beauty of the spiritual realm
D
sordid love stories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dark Romantics focus on human fallibility, self-destruction, judgement, punishment, as well as the psychological effects of guilt and sin. Authors who embrace this genre include Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romanticism focused on emotions and the inner life of the writer, and often used autobiographical material to inform the work or even provide a template for it, unlike traditional literature at the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many consider American writers Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville to be the major Dark Romantic authors.

Detailed explanation-4: -The origin comes from the pessimistic nature of the Romantic Literary Movement, however, the Dark Romantics started as a reaction to the Transcendentalists (Answers). Some authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Herman Melville were popular writers who in influences people greatly in this era.

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