I am more of a Dark Romantic

I am much more of a Dark Romantic than a Transcendentalist because I believe that human beings are not 100% percent good in any way shape or form. My biggest problem with the Transcendentalists was that they seemed to be somewhat removed from reality. The Dark Romantics seemed to be at least a little more in the real world. The Dark Romantics also had a way of expressing things which greatly appeals to me. The work of Edgar Allen Poe for example speaks to me a lot more than something like Emerson did. I identify with the dark imagery and the examination of all parts of the human condition and of human nature.