摘要：In its early and peak periods Romanticism was particularly characterized,among other things,by severe criticism of the rational understanding of the world,and thus also of the Enlightenment and its world-view.One area where the Romantics’ distrust of reason,system,and mechanics was manifested was the area of the so-called Dark Romanticism and its terrifying stories.In this context,one dominant principle of the emergence of disturbing or scary moments in the Romantic literary text can also be determined: Fear is created as a crack in the rational images of the world,as a dark psychological exploration of the human self.In this respect,the article deals with the work of E.T.A.Hoffmann and Ludwig Tieck.
