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Gothic or Dark Romanticism

Author: Ian McConnell
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Terms to Know
Anthropomorphized

To assign human form or attributes to animals, plants, or other non-human creatures.

Dark Romanticism

A genre of characterized by images of humanlike forms of evil i.e. Satan, devils, ghosts, werewolves, vampires and ghouls.

Gothic

A style of medieval art (painting, sculpture, stained glass, fresco, and illuminated manuscript) characterized by themes of Marian devotion (an act of Christian piety directed at the Virgin Mary) and architecture with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.

Mysticism

A spiritual belief in states of consciousness or aspects of reality beyond human perceptions including communication and insights with a supreme being.