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| An interest in dark culture began for the first time consciously by the [[Decadent movement]]. [[Paul Verlaine]] wrote in ''[[Les poètes maudits (Verlaine)|Les poètes maudits]]'' at the end of the nineteenth century that he loved "this word [[decadence]], all [[shimmering]] in [[purple]] and [[gold]]. It suggests the subtle thoughts of ultimate civilization, a high literary culture, a soul capable of intense pleasures. It throws off bursts of fire and the sparkle of precious stones. It is [[redolent]] of the [[rouge]] of [[courtesan]]s, the [[games of the circus]], the panting of the [[gladiator]]s, the spring of [[wild beast]]s, the consuming in flames of races exhausted by their capacity for [[sensation]], as the tramp of an invading army sounds." | An interest in dark culture began for the first time consciously by the [[Decadent movement]]. [[Paul Verlaine]] wrote in ''[[Les poètes maudits (Verlaine)|Les poètes maudits]]'' at the end of the nineteenth century that he loved "this word [[decadence]], all [[shimmering]] in [[purple]] and [[gold]]. It suggests the subtle thoughts of ultimate civilization, a high literary culture, a soul capable of intense pleasures. It throws off bursts of fire and the sparkle of precious stones. It is [[redolent]] of the [[rouge]] of [[courtesan]]s, the [[games of the circus]], the panting of the [[gladiator]]s, the spring of [[wild beast]]s, the consuming in flames of races exhausted by their capacity for [[sensation]], as the tramp of an invading army sounds." | ||
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| + | '''Dark romanticism''' is a literary subgenre that emerged from [[Romanticism]] popular in [[nineteenth-century]] Europe and the [[United States]]. Key writers of the [[Dark romanticism|darker strains of Romanticism]] include [[E. T. A. Hoffmann]] in Germany, [[Lord Byron]] in England, [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in the United States and [[Charles Baudelaire]] in France. | ||
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| + | Dark Romanticism is connected to the [[gothic novel]]. The 'gothic' sensibility flourished in most European literatures. Every European country had its own terminology to denote the sensibility of the gothic novel. In France it was called the [[roman noir]] ("black novel", in Germany it was called the [[Schauerroman]] ("shudder novel"). Italy and Spain must have had their own, but I am unaware of their names as of yet. In nineteenth century France there also flourished a literature of horror on a par with the English Gothic novel or the German Schauerroman. It was christened 'le [[roman frénétique]]'. | ||
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An interest in dark culture began for the first time consciously by the Decadent movement. Paul Verlaine wrote in Les poètes maudits at the end of the nineteenth century that he loved "this word decadence, all shimmering in purple and gold. It suggests the subtle thoughts of ultimate civilization, a high literary culture, a soul capable of intense pleasures. It throws off bursts of fire and the sparkle of precious stones. It is redolent of the rouge of courtesans, the games of the circus, the panting of the gladiators, the spring of wild beasts, the consuming in flames of races exhausted by their capacity for sensation, as the tramp of an invading army sounds." ==Dark Romanticism]] Dark romanticism is a literary subgenre that emerged from Romanticism popular in nineteenth-century Europe and the United States. Key writers of the darker strains of Romanticism include E. T. A. Hoffmann in Germany, Lord Byron in England, Edgar Allan Poe in the United States and Charles Baudelaire in France.
Dark Romanticism is connected to the gothic novel. The 'gothic' sensibility flourished in most European literatures. Every European country had its own terminology to denote the sensibility of the gothic novel. In France it was called the roman noir ("black novel", in Germany it was called the Schauerroman ("shudder novel"). Italy and Spain must have had their own, but I am unaware of their names as of yet. In nineteenth century France there also flourished a literature of horror on a par with the English Gothic novel or the German Schauerroman. It was christened 'le roman frénétique'.
See also
- Dark
- Black comedy
- Black humour
- Dark comedy
- Dark romanticism
- Disturbing
- Horror
- Noir
- Pessimism
- Tragedy
- Underground
- Violence
Related terms
black - hidden - night - obscure - occult
