Parrnaasian And Romanticism Essay

Cortney Kovalicky

1800’s Writing

Mr. Etzkorn

Rough Draft

The nineteenth century was a major influence on the writing of today. Romanticism, Realism, and Symbolism were the three key writing movements of this time period. Each one of these movements branched off into several others. The most popular and important ones were Parnassian and Naturalism. Along with these significant movements were some of the important authors of this century: Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Verne. Each of these author’s works have contributed to the entertainment and modern technology of our time.

To start with, Romanticism was the first writing movement of the nineteenth century. It originated at the close of the eighteenth century in Europe, but was popular from the 1800s to 1850s. This movement was a revolt against the political and social standards of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction to the reasoning of nature through science. Romanticism’s characteristics came from philosophical sources and, because it is a reaction against reasoning, it focuses on intuition, nature, and human emotions. The philosophical background of this movement came from an author named Jean-Jacques Rousseau who emphasized the individual and the power of inspiration. Romanticism later then broke off into another two movements called Parnassian and Realism.

Parnassian was an offshoot of Romanticism. It was a small movement that happened in France mainly in the 1860s and 1870s. It concentrated on the formal elements of poetry and art for art’s sake. The poets would write about classical subjects with an emotional detachment.

Realism was an offshoot of Romanticism, too, but was a much larger movement. It occurred around the 1840s to the 1890s. This mov...

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...ue detective novel, “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and starting the detective genre. Along with the detective genre, he is recognized for starting the science fiction genre and influencing authors like Jules Verne. Lastly, his works had an effect on the creation of popular horror movies such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street.

Jules Verne heavily impacted science fiction and the technology of today through his novels. His science fiction novels grew popular and as a result made this genre well-known. More importantly, his novels predicted the moon landing, skyscrapers, submarines, planes, hot air balloons, and more. These works were read by scientists and explorers, like Simon Lake who designed the submarine, and these readers attempted and succeeded to create these inventions and explore to the places, like the moon, that are in his stories.