#Alfred Garth Jones

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Alfred Garth Jones (1872-1955), 'Der Erlkönig', ''The Quarto'', 1896 Source

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Illustration from Comus by John Milton Artist : Alfred Garth Jones

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Peek at my Pinterest boards (1/2)

Almost There: Bart Allen, Thad Thawne, Owen Mercer, Don Allen, Meloni Allen, Wally West, Linda Park, Max Crandall, Helen Claiborne (flashfam; no powers au)

A Yellow Ribbon: Conner Kent, Bart Allen, Ma Kent, Pa Kent, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Don Allen, Meloni Thawne, Max Crandall (superfam, flashfam; no powers au)

blood on your altar: Roy Harper, Garth, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen, Dinah Lance (arrowfam, aquafam, titans, jl; no powers au, post wwii au)

Bloody Valentines: Dick Grayson, Joseph Wilson, Jason Todd, Charley Parker, Eddie Bloomberg, Daniel Cassidy, Zatanna, Chester Williams DC, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Lilith Clay, Raven Roth, Kole Weathers, Bette Kane, Donna Troy, Roy Harper, Jenni Ognats, Bart Allen, Virgil Hawkins, Richie Foley, Ayla Ranzz, Zoe Saugin, Rol Purtha, Darla Aquista, Lori Zechlin, Helen Jordan II, Orion DC, Lightray DC, Conner Kent, Laney Kent, Mia Kent, Chris Kent, Jonathan Samuel Kent (batfam, titans, shadowpact, gl corps, flashfam, losh, new gods, superfam, yj98; no powers au, 90s au, slasher au, vampire au)

Catch and Release: Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Barbara Gordon, Sebastian Ives, Jack Drake, Janet Drake (batfam; Jason lived au)

Daily Planet Classifieds: Laney Kent, Conner Kent, Eddie Bloomberg, Rose Wilson, Bart Allen, Cissie King-Jones, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Meloni Thawne, Vic Sage, Slade Wilson (yj98, superfam, flashfam, titans; college au, no powers au)

Heels Over Head: Don Allen, Meloni Thawne, Dawn Allen, Jeven Ognats, Barry Allen, Iris Allen, President Thawne, Wally West (flashfam; college au, no powers au)

Kitten Heel: Roy Harper, Jade Nguyen, Dick Grayson, Garth, Koriand'r, Ryand'r, Wally West (titans, arrowfam; college au, no powers au)

silence of your song: Thad Thawne, Malcolm Thawne, President Thawne mention, Barry Allen, Bart Allen (flashfam; canon divergent au, post-mercury falling au)

Space Oddity: Garth, Donna Troy, Wally West, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper (fab five, aquafam; no powers au, merboy au)

The Brother Trap: Owen Mercer, Axel Walker, Bart Allen, Thad Thawne, Preston Lindsay, Meloni Allen, Deborah Morgna (flashfam, flash rogues; college au, no powers au)

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Guidelines for requesting a fic from me (this doesn't include nearly all the fandoms I'm comfortable working in and I'll update it as people ask me about other fandoms):

Batman and Batfam

I'll write for anyone (and I do) but of the characters people are less likely to ask me about, my favorites:

Terry McGinnis

Bao Pham

Cass Cain

Claire Clover

Luke Fox

My favorite minor characters:

Maps Mizoguchi

Diego Perez and the Bat Pack

Victoria October

Deb Donovan

Grace O'Halloran

Blade Sommer

Flamingo

Mara Al Ghul

Van Wayne

Lance Bruner

Helena Kyle (Huntress)

Kyle Selinas_450

Li'l Kitten

Evan Blake (Wolfspider)

White Mercy

My favorite ships to write/chat about:

Cass Cain/Xanthe Zhou

Dick Grayson/Garth(/Donna Troy)

Dick Grayson/Jimmy Olsen

Dick Grayson/David Sikela

Ric Grayson/Bea Bennett

Tim Drake/Bernard Dowd

Bruce Wayne/Lex Luthor

Bruce Wayne/Khoa Khan

Bruce Wayne/Black Adam

Babs Gordon/Helena Kyle

Mary Hamilton/Poison Ivy

Diego Perez/Merissa Cooper/Lucas LaPorte

Blade Sommer/Max Gibson

Cass Cain/Steph Brown

Tim Drake/Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong

Steph Brown/Kyle Mizoguchi

My favorite gen relationships:

Bruce Wayne & any of his kids

Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne

Van Wayne & Kate Kane

Beth Kane & Kate Kane (& Mary Hamilton)

Dick Grayson & Barbara Gordon

Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne

Dick Grayson & (Will) Grayson

Dick Grayson & Lance Bruner

Dick Grayson & Zitka

Cass Cain & Steph Brown & Tim Drake

Damian Wayne & Jon-el Kent

Damian Wayne & Mara Al Ghul

Terry McGinnis & Max Gibson

Jason Todd & Terry McGinnis

Cass Cain & Lady Shiva (only wooby sorry)

Maps Mizoguchi & Kyle Mizoguchi

Cass Cain & Mr. Dhaliwal

Diego Perez & Merissa Cooper & Lucas LaPorte

Harley Quinn & Eddie Nygma

Harley Quinn & Amanda Waller

Bruce Wayne & Oliver Queen

Jason Todd & Tyler

Tim Drake & Detective Williams

Cass Cain & Xanthe Zhou

Poison Ivy & White Mercy (& whoever Ivy is dating)

Dick Grayson & Vic Stone & Gar Logan & Raven Roth & Starfire

Dick Grayson & Waylon Jones

any and all pets or animal sidekicks

Other Mainline DC

Favorite characters:

Marcus Shugel-Shen

Xanthe Zhou

Booster Gold

Gary Green

Malik White

Peacemaker

Artemis Crock

Amanda Waller

Favorite ships:

Laura Shugel-Shen/Winston Shugel-Shen

M. Mallah/The Brain

Booster Gold/Ted Kord

Skeets/Buggles

Gary Green/Casey MCU

Captain Cold/Heatwave

Vic Stone/Gar Logan

Zari Tazari

Felicity Smoak/Chloe Sullivan

Favorite gen relationships:

Marcus Shugel-Shen & his parents

Marcus Shugel-Shen & the Ultra-Humanite

Marcus Shugel-Shen & Billy Batson

The Legends Crew

Xanthe Zhou & John Constantine

Black Adam & Malik White

Uncle Leek & Lay-lay

Peacemaker & Adebayo

Peacemaker & Red Bee

Artemis Crock & her parents

Vixen & Bumblebee (& Beast Boy)

Clarion & Teekl

Non-Mainline DC

Favorite characters:

John Constantine

Virgil Hawkins

Tim Hunter

Lainie Belloc

Death of the Endless

Favorite ships:

Virgil Hawkins/Richie Foley

Lainie Belloc/Mona Doyle

Lucifer/Maze

Favorite gen relationships

John Constantine & his family

John Constantine & Chas Chandler

John Constantine & Tim Hunter

Lucifer & Lainie Belloc

Lainie Belloc & Cal

Death & any character who canonically died

Other Fandoms I'm Thinking About Right Now

Murderbot Diaries

Only Murders in the Building

Avenue 5

Cookie Run: Kingdom

my original stuff but I don't know if you can follow that

I'm open to pretty much anything, but I'll let you know if you hit on a NoTP or a squick or something, or if I don't know the fandom. This list will change as I think of different things or my interests change, but you're still welcome to ask me about any of it. Or anything else I've written about. Or haven't written about.

Lately I've been writing 1-2k in response to ideas usually. I'm trying to get myself to write drabbles and flashes but it's not working so likely if you ask you'll get something fairly long.

Anyone's welcome to ask for a fic even if we've never interacted before. Both specific and general prompts are welcome, and I like writing Gen content of all kinds as well as ship content, character studies, and worldbuilding.

You're also welcome to just ask me questions about my fandoms (or my original fiction).

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Original Characters

Pax kent ( cousin of kara) ( Kryptonian cousin / adopted earth sister of Clark) face cam bailee madison

Edith Kent (sister of Clark Kent) face cam Heather Rattray

JaKari Kent (brother of Clark Kent) face cam Laird Macintosh

Lara Kent ( daughter of Clark Kent ) face cam Amanda Fein

Lulu Kent ( daughter of Clark Kent ) face cam Caitlin Fein

Gaia white ( Meta-human with nature powers ) face cam Georgie Henley

Uranus white (Meta-human with nature powers ) face cam Freddie Highmore

Yara smith ( mutant avenger ) face cam Bridgit Mendler

Amity Jones ( young S.H.I.E.L.D. agent ) face cam Drew Barrymore

Lilly Cullen (adoptive daughter of Alice and jasper ) (twilight) face cam Becky Rosso

Violet Smith (profiler) (criminal minds) face cam Haley Lu Richardson

Sammy Brown ( agent) (ncis) face cam Julia Butters

Senara Sohma (Zodiac member) (fruits basket) face cam Emma The Promised Neverland

DC COMICS

Superman

Martha Kent

Clark Kent (Superman)

Jon Kent (Superboy)

Jordan Kent (Superboy)

Jonathan Kent (kon-El)

Lois Joanne Lane

Doctor Emil Hamilton

Tess Mercer

James Bartholomew Olsen

Chloe Sullivan-Queen (Watchtower)

Ryan James

Jonathan Sullivan-Queen (Speedy)

Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)

Alex Danvers (Director Danvers)

Mon-El (Prince of Daxam

Winn Scott (Toyman)

Nia Nal (Dreamer)

Lena Luthor

Batman

James Gordon (police commissioner)

Alfred Pennyworth (Penny One)

Bruce Wayne (Batman)

Selina Kyle (Catwoman)

Kate Kane (Batwoman)

Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn)

Terry Wayne (Batman)

Dick Grayson (Nightwing)

Jason Todd (Red Hood)

Tim drake (Red Robin)

Damian Wayne (Robin),

Duke Thomas (The Signal)

Henry King (Gotham)

Luke Fox (Batwing)

David Zavimbe (Batwing)

Minhkhoa "Khoa" Khan (Ghost-Maker)

Barbara Gordon (Oracle)

Stephanie Brown (Spoiler)

Cassandra Cain (Orphan)

Claire Clover (Gotham Girl)

Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael)

Julia Pennyworth (Penny-Two)

Tiffany Fox (Batgirl)

Harper Row (Bluebird)

Flash

Barry Allen (flash)

Iris Ann West-Allen (Eye in the Sky)

Nora West-Allen (XS)

Bart Allen (Impulse)

Wally West (Kid Flash)

Jesse Chambers Wells (Jesse Quick)

Jenna Marie West (Trajectory)

Joanie Horton (Joanie Swift)

Dr. Caitlin Snow (Killer Frost)

Ronald Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm)

Cisco Ramon (Vibe)

Harrison Wells

Dr. Harrison Harry Wells

Harrison H.R. Wells

Harrison Sherloque Wells

Harrison Nash Wells (Pariah)

Maya Wells

Allegra Garcia (Ultraviolet)

Chester Phineas Runk (Black Hole)

Hunter Zolomon (Zoom)

Julian Albert (Alchemy)

Hartley Rathaway (Pied Piper)

Green arrow

Oliver Jonas Queen (Green Arrow)

Felicity Megan Smoak (Watchtower)

William Clayton (White Feather)

Mia Smoak (Blackstar)

Thea Dearden Queen (Speedy)

Roy William Harper Jr (Arsenal)

Dinah Laurel Lance (Black Canary)

Captain Sara Lance (White Canary)

Rory Regan (Ragman)

Zoe Ramirez (Canarie)

Thomas Tommy Merlyn (Dark Archer)

Sara Diggle (Harbinger)

Emiko Adachi Queen (Green Arrow)

Titans/ Young Justice

Garfield "Gar" Logan (Beast Boy)

Koriand'r Kory Anders (starfire)

Rachel Roth (Raven)

Garth (Aqualad)

Karen Beecher (Bumblebee)

Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle)

Billy Batson (Shazam)

M'gann M'orzz (Miss Martian)

Evelyn Sharp (Artemis)

Courtney Whitmore (Stargirl)

Mike Dugan (starboy)

Beth Chapel (Doctor Mid-Nite)

Yolanda Montez (Wildcat)

Richard Tyler (Hourman)

Henry King Jr. (Brainwave junior)

Joey Zarick (Zarrick the Great)

Cameron Mahkent (Icicle junior)

Others

Beebo (God of War)

Zatanna (Mistress of Magic)

Leonard Snart (Captain Cold)

Ray Palmer (The Atom)

Martin Stein (Firestorm)

Nate Heywood (Citizen Steal)

Amaya Jiwe (Vixen)

Patrick "Pat" Dugan (S.T.R.I.P.E.)

Lisa snart (Golden Glider)

Marvel

Spider-Man

Peter Parker (Spider-Man)

Miles (Ultimate Spider-Man)

Gwen (Spider-Gwen)

Cindy (Silk)

Michelle (MJ)

Avengers

Clint Barton (Hawkeye)

Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow)

Steve Rogers (Captain America)

Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier)

(White Wolf)

Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel)

Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

Young Avengers

Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel)

Doreen Allene Green (Squirrel Girl)

X-men

Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch)

Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver)

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MW DC characters? :)

                           𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃: i'm going to go ahead and organize these in the connections that you'll have here that way you can figure out what you're interested in playing! the remaining members of the justice league ( clark kent , arthur curry, bruce wayne, j'onn j'onnz, carter hall, shiera sanders-hall ), green lanterns/affiliates ( guy gardner, sinestro, simon baz, sojourner mullein ), birds of prey/gotham city sirens ( harleen quinzel, helena bertinelli, barbara gordon, pamela isley, pamela's sporlings ), the original teen titans ( garth / aqualad / could also use jackson hyde, garfield logan, victor stone, terra ), young justice ( cissie king-jones, red tornado ), superfam: must be korean ( clark kent, lois lane, jon kent ), batfam ( stephanie brown, alfred pennyworth, talia al ghul, damian wayne, barbara gordon ), justice society of america ( courtney starsmore, kent nelson, carter hall, ray palmer ), villains ( joker, harley quinn, poison ivy, cheshire, lex luthor, sinestro, mister freeze and his wife, amanda waller, cheetah, bumblebee ), we'd also like to see anyone from legion! i think having zatanna and constantine here that it could make for some fun plots. if there's anything you can think of character wise you'd like let me know and i can answer it better to fit your brackets! thanks for the question!

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hey tags!  we’re deadlock - a brand new comic-based rpg.  we accept characters from all comics , not just dc & marvel.  we’ve still got so many amazing characters up for grabs, including but not limited to some of these most wanteds :

bat-family (bruce wayne, alfred pennyworth, damian wayne, duke thomas, etc) , justice league (diana prince, clark kent/kal-el, barry allen, j’onn j’onzz, etc) , titans (donna troy, wally west, koriand’r, roy harper, garth, etc) , young justice (cassie sandsmark, bart allen, cissie king jones) , birds of prey (dinah lance, helena bertinelli, selina kyle, etc) , avengers (tony stark, clint barton, bruce banner, carol danvers, etc) , young avengers (kate bishop, cassie lang, elijah bradley, etc) , x-men (logan/wolverine , kitty pride , laura/x23 , bobby drake , kurt wagner , etc ) , killjoys (dr death defy, party poison, fun ghoul, kobra kid, jet star) , and so many others

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Love, Youth & Death by Garth Jones (1899)

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First edition cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Alfred Garth Jones (1902)

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'Alfred' (30 × 20, white & brown chalk on cardboard)

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#alfredgarthjones #coloringbook Amazon paperback or printable pdf on patreon

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Contes de la fileuse - Jérôme Doucet, illustrations by Alfred Garth Jones - 1900 - via Internet Archive

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A full list of my genderbent AU DC characters:

Bruce Wayne - Batman—> Blythe Wayne - Batwoman

Thomas Wayne —>Tara Wayne

Martha Wayne —> Marcus Wayne

Alfred Pennyworth - Agent A —> Alison Pennyworth - Agent A

Selina Kyle - Catwoman —> Simon Kyle-Wayne - Catman

Katherine “Kate” Kane - Batwoman—> Kurtis “Kurt” Kane - Batman

Barbara “Babs” Gordon - Oracle —> Benjamin “Ben” Gordon - Oracle

Richard “Dick” Grayson - Nightwing —> Ricarda “Rikki” Grayson - Nightwing

Cassandra “Cass” Cain - Black Bat—> Cassian “Cass” Wayne - Black Bat

Jason Todd - Red Hood —> Jacyn Wayne - Red Hood

Harper Row - Bluebird —> Harper Wayne - Bluebird

Timothy “Tim” Drake - Red Robin —> Timothea “Thea” Wayne - Red Robin

Stephanie “Steph” Brown - Spoiler —> Stephen “Steve” Brown - Spoiler

Duke Thomas - Signal —> Duchess “Duch” Thomas - Signal

Cullen Row —> Catherine “Cathy” Wayne - Agent C

Damian Wayne - Robin —> Damia Wayne - Batgirl

Colin Wilkes - Abuse —> Cora Wilkes - Abuse

Clark Kent/Kal-El - Superman —> Clara Kent/Kal Jor-El - Superwoman

Martha Kent —> Marcus Kent

Jonathan Kent —> Jonalyn Kent

Lois Lane —> Louis Lane

Conner Kent/Kon-El - Superboy —> Connie Kent/Kon Jor-El - Supernova

Jonathan “Jon” Kent/Jon-El - Superboy —> Jonalyn “Jonnie” Kent/Jon Kal-El - Supergirl

Diana Prince - Wonder Woman —> Dionysus Prince - Wonder Man

Donna Troy - Troia —> Donald “Donnie” Troy - Troian

Artemis of Bana-Mighdall —> Apollo of Bana-Mighdall

Cassandra “Cassie” Sandsmark - Wonder Girl —> Cassian “Cassie” Sandsmark - Amazon

Bartholomew “Barry” Allen —> Bartholomea “Barry” Allen

Jason “Jay” Garrick —> Jacyn “Jay” Garrick - Flash I

Joan Garrick —> John Garrick

Maxwell “Max” Crandall - Max Mercury —> Marigold “Mary” Crandall - Mercury

Wallace “Wally” West - Kid Flash—> Wanda West - Blitz

Bartholomew “Bart” Allen - Impulse —> Bartholomea “Bart” Allen - Impulse

(Green Lanterns - I didn’t feel like typing that out repeatedly, so.)

Harold “Hal” Jordan —> Hailey “Hal” Jordan

John Stewart —> Joan Stewart

Guy Gardner —> Grace Gardner

Jessica “Jess” Cruz —> James “Jamie” Cruz

Simon Baz —> Sage Baz

Kyle Rayner - White Lantern —> Kylie Rayner - White Lantern

Oliver “Ollie” Queen - Green Arrow —> Olivia “Liv” Queen - Green Arrow

Dinah Lance - Black Canary —> Dean Lance - Black Canary

Roy Harper - Arsenal —> Rosalie “Rose” Harper - Arsenal

Artemis Crock - Tigress —> Apollo Crock - Tiger

Jade Nguyen - Cheshire —> Jared Nguyen - Cheshire

Lian Harper —> Liam Harper

Connor Hawke - Green Arrow —> Cora Hawke - Artemis

Suzanne “Cissie” King-Jones - Arrowette—> Cirrus King-Jones - Archer

John Jones/J’onn J’onzz - Martian Manhunter—> Jane Jones/J’onn J’onzz - Martian Manhunter

Megan Morse/M’gann M’orzz - Miss Martian —> Matthew “Matt” Morse/M’thew M’orzz - Mister Martian

Garfield “Gar” Logan - Beast Boy—> Gabriela “Gabi” Logan - Beast Girl

Arthur Curry - Aquaman —> Arianna Curry - Aquawoman

Kaldur’ahm - Aqualad —> Kalda’ahm - Aqualass

Garth - Tempest —> Grace - Tempest

Tula - Aqualass —> Tulam - Aqualad

Giovanni “John” Zatara - Dr Fate —> Giovanna “Gia” Zatara - Dr Fate

Zatanna Zatara - Zatanna —> Zatan Zatara - Zatan

Jaime Reyes - Blue Beetle —> Jaime Reyes - Blue Beetle

Traci Thurston - Thirteen —> Trevor Thurston - Thirteen

Eduardo “Ed” Dorado jr. - El Dorado —> Eduarda “Eda” Dorado - Dorada

Harleen Quinzel - Harley Quinn —> Harlem Quinzel - Harley Quinn

Pamela Isley - Poison Ivy —> Palmer Isley - Poison Ivy

Edward “Eddie” Nygma - Riddler —> Edythe “Edy” Nygma - Riddler

Jonathan Crane - Scarecrow —> Jonalyn Crane - Scarecrow

Joker —> still the same psycho clown, just female

Alexander “Lex” Luthor —> Alexandra “Lex” Luthor

Leonard “Len” Snart - Captain Cold —> Leonarda “Len” Snart - Captain Cold

Michael “Mick” Rory - Heatwave —> Michelle “Mick” Rory - Heatwave

Hartley Rathaway - Pied Piper —> that but female

James Jesse - Trickster —> Jane Jesse - Trickster

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PRIMED FEELINGS

With the Romantic period one has a multifaceted movement originating in Europe that made its way to the US with the onset of the nineteenth century.  Actually, the movement started in the late 1700s and can be seen as one of those social forces that served to heighten people’s awareness of the detrimental effects of a growing political upheaval and the initial industrialization of European life.  

Central to its messaging was a focus on emotions and individualism.  Part and parcel of its impact was its influence on liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, and radicalism.[1]  While the movement’s most observable affect was on that time’s art and literature, the political world was also highly impacted.  But to appreciate in which ways it moved politics, one needs to appreciate the directions it maneuvered the creative world of the arts – both the physical arts and in their written forms.  

The Enlightenment adopted the classical tradition; the Romantics favored medieval expression.  In that, it turns away from concerns of balance, proportion, and idealistic form (the bedrocks of classical art) to expressions of raw emotions and seeing art as the opportunity to be exposed to real experiences.  That even included stirring the emotions of horror, terror, fear, and awe. But in the main, it shifted people’s attention to nature and its abundant beauty in its raw states.

With these focuses, Romantic art placed newfound appreciation for what had been previously judged to be common and plebian, that being folk art and national expressions.  Now, with this newer view, such traditions were judged as worthy of being honored as noble.  This included ascribing honor on national traditions of artistic endeavors that originated in those medieval days before firm national borders and national institutions took hold.[2]

An early expression of this newer sensitivity can be traced to Germany.  There the Sturn und Drang (“storm and desire”) movement in that nation’s music and literature – taking place in the late 1760s to early 1780s – one finds works highlighting extreme emotions.  They were considered as concerted efforts to rebel against rationalism as dictated by the Enlightenment.  Credited with its early expression in words was the works of the philosopher, Johann Georg Hamann, an early proponent of the philosophy of language.

The movement, first in Europe and then in the US, had a recurring tangible target, that being industrialism and urban living as it sprawled with the rise of factories and other manufacturing centers.  It was a recurring reaction to the lasting consequences of the Enlightenment, not the least being the French Revolution, even soliciting criticism among many Romantics who initially supported that overthrow of the French monarchy.  

As this messaging matured, definite themes emerged.  Those included placing high credit on the spokespeople of the movement judged to be heroic as individuals and artists, championing a better society.  Especially honored were those seen as leading the way by the expressions of their individual imaginations.  A general sense of liberation took hold, that being free from classical dictates as to what was legitimate art and it ushered in a Zeitgeist of this visceral expression.

A German artist, Casper David Friedrich, captured the new thrust with his summary remark, “the artist’s feeling is his law” or the English poet, William Wordsworth’s notion that art is the product of an artist’s powerful feelings that gets refined through the tranquility of his/her recollection. Handed down rules from previous disciplined schools of art were merely considered obstacles to the creation of legitimate art, for after all, these rules were artificial and not the product of the creative process.  

The new criteria were authenticity, originality, and the expression of genius.  Ultimately, great art was the creation of an expression from nothing.  Interpretation or derivation were belittled, originality or novelty were praised.  To this one can readily see the role of emotions, not well-thought-out plans or rationales, to calculate what should be done, what should be expressed, and what should be illustrated.

And what better source of such inspiration than nature?  While not an essential attribute of Romanticism, nature turned out to be a recurring subject that Romantics exploited in their works.  It functioned as a normative standard of goodness, unaffected by societal corruption. People are born as a product of nature and as such are initially innocent as they begin their lives.  It is society that corrupts not only humans but defaces nature as well.  

Nature, sans society, is pure and worthy of almost spiritual esteem. It took on a status among many Romantics as being worthy of devotion.  A painting that is often is depicted as symbolizing this association between the movement and nature is Friedrich’s Wanderer above a Sea of Fog.

Born with the backdrop of war in Europe, this movement had first the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Wars up until 1815 as its setting.  In France, the generation that took up the Romantic movement was weaned with the sounds and turmoil associated with this upheaval.  According to Alfred de Vigny, the initial artists of this movement were “conceived between battles, attended school to the rolling of drums.”[3]

As for political views, Romantics are judged to have been mostly liberal to progressive but not exclusively.  Within their ranks, mostly due to their emotional strains, conservative and even nationalist biases developed.  In the extreme, this line of thought or feelings even led to fascism in the twentieth century.  Constant attacks on reason led to the questioning – even rejection – of objective truth.

Before finishing these initial introductory remarks on Romanticism, a word on its relation to nationalism seems in order.  It, the Romantic inclination, became a source of ongoing messaging or linking of emotional ties to this excessive attachment to one’s nation. And that, as just mentioned above, survived into the twentieth century, and some would argue, the twenty-first century.

This is attributable by historians to the emotionalism of that time. It led to ties not only to a person’s nationality but his/her ethnicity, and race.  Of special interest was/is national language and a nation’s folklore. With that, people expressed increased interest in local customs with their accompanying traditions.  It also led to national policies that had little concern about the legitimate claims of other nations or peoples.

During that time, Europe, partly because of this emotional bias, experienced various redrawing of national boundaries and even the creation of newer national polities, for example, the unification of Italy and Germany. In addition, nationalism incentivized people to become familiar with the medieval history of their nations when many of the folkloric traditions they could still identify got started and added to their sense of peoplehood.

Renewed popularity in epic poems from that past took on a special interest.  And some of that digging into the past even stretched to pre-Roman, Latinization days especially in Germany and Celtic Scotland and Ireland.  In many areas of Europe, Napoleonic Wars caused further motivation to heighten national commitments to first fight off this threat and then the actualization of French control.  

This is a bit ironic in that the initial reaction to the French Revolution, as alluded to above, stirred Romantics to support its aims and successes. But as Napoleon expanded his control over the various nations of the continent, those nationalists became anti French and anti-Napoleon.  Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a German philosopher, provides an eloquent expression of this line of thought:

 Those who speak the same language are joined to each other by a multitude of invisible bonds by nature herself, long before any human art begins; they understand each other and have power of continuing to make themselves understood more and more clearly; they belong together and are by nature one and an inseparable whole … Only when each people, left to itself, develops and forms itself in accordance with its own peculiar quality, and only when in every people each individual develops himself in accordance with that common quality, as well as in accordance with his own peculiar quality – then, and then only, does the manifestation of divinity appear in its true mirror as it ought to be.[4]

 And that sets the stage for this blog to look at the way Romanticism made its presence known in the US.

[1] John Morrow, “Romanticism and Political Thought in the Early 19th Century,” in The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Political Thought:  The Cambridge History of Political Thought, eds. Garth Stedman Jones and Gregory Claeys (Cambridge, UK:  Cambridge University Press, 2011), 39-76.

[2] Nuria Perpinya, “Ruins, Nostalgia and Ugliness:  Five Romantic Perceptions of Middle Ages and a Spoon of Game of Thrones and Avant-Garde Oddity,”, Logos Verlag Berlin (2014), accessed September 9, 2021, Buchbeschreibung: : (logos-verlag.de) .

[3] “Neoclassicism and Romanticism,” Lumen:  Boundless Art History (n.d.).  Accessed September 9, 2021, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/neoclassicism-and-romanticism/.

[4] Johann Gottlieb Fichte, “Modern History Sourcebook:  Johann Gottlieb Fichte:  To the German Nation, 1806,” Fordham University (n.d.), accessed September 9, 2021, Internet History Sourcebooks (fordham.edu) .

[magics-protector]

Characters I write for

Personal Favourites ~ Merlin (BBC), Tommy Shelby, Jim Moriarty, Ninth Doctor, Castiel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Hux, Cassian Andor, Bilbo Baggins, Eómer, Diaval, Captain Jack Sparrow, Caspian X, Eret (HTTYD), Rumplestilskin (OUAT), Krel Tarron, Wolverine

BBC Merlin ~ Gwaine, Leon, Percival, Elyan, Arthur, Lancelot, Gwen, Morgana

Peaky Blinders - Arthur Shelby, Ada Shelby, John Shelby, Alfie Solomons

Sherlock ~ Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, Eurus Holmes 

Doctor Who ~ Rose Tyler, Ten, Rory Williams, Amy Pond, Eleven, Clara Oswald, Twelve, Bill Pots, Thirteen, Simm!Master, Missy, Dhawan!Master, Jack Harkness 

Supernatural ~ Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Jack Klein, Gabriel, Gadreel, Charlie, Anna, Micheal, Lucifer, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Kevin Tran, Balthazar, Benny Lafitte, Mick Davies 

NBC Hannibal ~ Hannibal Lector, Will Graham 

Criminal Minds ~ Doctor Spencer Reid, Aaron Hotchner, Penelope Garcia, Emily Prentiss, Jennifer Jareau

Prime’s The Boys ~ Billy Butcher, Hughie, Frenchie, Annie (Starlight), Queen Maeve *I will likely write for Jensen Ackles’ character in season three - if he’s not a dick*

Star Wars ~ *original* Han Solo, Lando, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker *prequels/clone wars* Qui-Gon Jinn, Padme, Rex, Ahsoka Tano *sequel* Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, Finn, Rey *Others* Dyn Jarren

Good Omens ~ Crowley, Aziraphale, Newton Pulsifer 

Keanu Reeves Character’s ~ John Wick, Constantine, Neo, Ted Logan, Jack Traven

Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit ~ *LOTR* Aragorn, Legolas, Elrond, Boromir, Faramir, Eowyn, Arwen, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, Haldir, Galadriel *The Hobbit* Thorin, Dwalin, Bofur, Thranduil, Bard, Human!Smaug, Fili, Kili

Star Trek ~ Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Spock, James Kirk, Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, Khan 

Disney Characters ~ Gaston (Live Action), Flynn Rider, Tarzan, Thackery Binx (Hocus Pocus), Aladdin, Peter Pevensie, Edmund Pevensie, Will Turner (POTC)

How to Train Your Dragon ~ Astrid, Snotlout, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Hiccup Haddock 

Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts ~ *HP* Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Tonks, Snape, Bill Weasley, Fred, George *FBAWTFT* Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, Queenie Goldstein, Credence Barebone, Percival Graves, Theseus Scamander 

Once Upon a Time - Jefferson (The Mad Hatter), Killian Jones, Edward Hyde, Graham, August, Emma Swan,

Trollhunters/3Below ~ Jim Lake Jr, Claire, Aja Tarron, Steve Palchuk, Douxie 

The Umbrella Academy ~ Luther “One”, Klaus “Four”, Ben “Six”, Deigo “Two”, Allison “Three”, Vanya “Seven”, Five 

The Outsiders ~ Darry Curtis, Two-bit Matthews, Soda Pop Curtis, Dally Winston, Steve Randle, Johnny Cade, Ponyboy Curtis 

Gotham ~ Jervis Tetch, Jeremiah and Jerome Valeska, Jim Gordon, Bruce Wayne, Selene Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth

Marvel (Avengers + X Men) ~ Bucky Barnes, Loki, Skurge, Doctor Strange, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Quicksilver (Pietro and Peter), Scarlett Witch, Magneto, Everett Ross, Nightcrawler, Charles Xavier, Thor, Tony Stark, Mysterio, Yon-Rogg, Peter Parker

Miscellaneous ~, Balem Abrasax (Jupiter Ascending), Commodus (Gladiator), Charlie Sisters (The Sisters Brothers), Black Hat (Priest), Mori (OHSHC), Zuko (ATLA), Sokka (ATLA), Bigby Wolf (The Wolf Among Us), Connor (Detroit; Become Human), John Kennex (Almost Human), Kyoya (OHSHC), Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail), Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail), Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail), Clyde Logan (Logan Lucky),  Robotnik *Jimbotnik* (Sonic the Hedgehog), Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things), Hopper (Stranger Things), Lucian (Underworld), Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax), Brahms Heelshire (The Boy), Bakugo (My Hero Acadamia), Aizawa (My Hero Acadamia), Todoroki (My Hero Acadamia), Merlin (Kingsman), Agent Whiskey (Kingsman), Eggsy (Kingsman)

I am willing to add more if I get into more shows and stuff.

I can do AUs and stuff (I like soulmate AUs but really i’ll do any AU)