Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and philosophical movement in Western civilization from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. ... Cropsey employs a variety of artistic techniques to create realistic and stylistic elements. ... This technique is best exemplified by the varying detail given to the trees as they fall deeper into the background of the painting. ... In contrast, Constable's style does not allow him to utilize this technique because of the lack of detail throughout his painting. ...

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The Dark Side of Poe Edgar Allen Poe was known as a Dark Romantic because of his style of writing. A Dark Romantic was known for valuing intuition over logic and reason and thought that human events had certain signs and symbols behind them. Poe used the literary technique of symbolism very well...

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Initially as a young poet, Yeats wrote much literary ornate verse. ... Literary traditions that seemed outdated and diction that seemed too cultivated to suit the era of technological breakthrough was cast aside. ... Revolutionary techniques of composition, untraditional sources for inspiration spurned an era of work stylitically defined as modern. ...

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Introduction In this research paper, we are going to deal with the short story 'Rappaccini's Daughter'. It is the work of the American romantic writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Our topic is built around symbolism. In fact, after a first reading of the short story, we have noticed a list of symbols...

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