The Haunted Castle: A Study of the Elements of English Romanticism - Hardcover

by Eino Railo (Author)

""The Haunted Castle: A Study of the Elements of English Romanticism"" by Eino Railo is a scholarly work that explores the themes, motifs, and aesthetics of English Romanticism through the lens of the haunted castle. Railo argues that the haunted castle, as a literary trope, embodies the key characteristics of Romanticism, such as the sublime, the supernatural, and the mysterious. Through close readings of works by authors such as Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, and Mary Shelley, Railo demonstrates how the haunted castle serves as a symbol of the Romantic imagination and its preoccupation with the unknown and the uncanny. The book also delves into the historical and cultural context of Romanticism, examining the social and political factors that contributed to the movement's emergence and development. Overall, ""The Haunted Castle"" offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most enduring and captivating aspects of English Romantic literature.1927. The purpose of the present work is to serve as a guide to English horror- romanticism, and by presenting the chief materials used by it and grouping them according to the various themes employed, to show how the main romantic movement that began at the turn of the century and is represented in all shorter expositions of the subject as a suddenly bursting wave, as a kind of spontaneous revolution, is in all essentials the outcome of an organic development with widely spread roots that penetrate deep into the past. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.