romantic prose
Written love narratives
Romantic prose is fiction or nonfiction written in an elevated, emotionally expressive style emphasizing feeling, imagination, and individual experience over formal restraint.
The term connects to the Romantic literary movement of the late 18th and 19th centuries, but applies broadly to any prose marked by lyrical language, heightened emotion, and idealized treatment of subjects: The novel's romantic prose dwelt lovingly on moonlit gardens and whispered confessions.
- emotionComplex psychological state
- passionIntense emotional drive
- heart's desireOne's truest want
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
Mary Shelley · sublime · nature · wild moors · vivid imagery · nostalgia · transcendence · melancholy · inner turmoil · tragic heroine · Percy Bysshe Shelley · introspection · descriptive detail · sensory appeal · narrative flow · letters · sweeping · love
romantic proselove poetry
Poems expressing romantic affection
lyric poetry · sonnets · verse · poetry · epic poetry
romantic prosetechnical writing
Clear explanation of complexity
scientific writing · business writing · reportage · legal writing · instruction manual