The Gothic genre evolves from a point somewhere in the dark ages where the Roman Empire rises and falls. Goth involves separate voices of spiritual thought balanced somewhere between pure evil and pure sanctity. The Romans moved from paganism to Catholicism and the tribes that move away from the major Holy See centre also move away from the prescribed form of spiritual dogma. By the 1500's the Renaissance of classical thinking sort of foreshadows Goth but all types of neo Gothic movements continue to dominate certain small sects. Mancy is associated to divination and I can only take a wild guess that Roman-ce is somehow associated to spells caste in the genre of the Roman.
Classical romance is heard in the sounds of musicians like Beethoven and Mendelssohn, and masters of art and science like Leonardo daVinci and Michelangelo are often thought of a classical. But they of neo-classical and are revivalists of a classic form that was prominent in early Rome and further even in Hellenistic Greece.
The same is true of romantic literature and romantic classical architecture. Romance usually flames the imagination towards the most perfect form. Plato explained that form as being the quintessential element which can never truly be achieved in this earthly dimension.
Classical artists, composers, writers and others sometimes talk of, or attempt to express demons and angels. So do Goths.
What differentiate Goth from Classic or from other genres of expression ?
When dealing with demons and angels both genre are dealing with the undead.
Goth however holds a reputation as a subculture and is often associated with the evil side of the undead. That is why so many Gothic stories are so popular. Romance often deals with death and with heroes charm the human spirit by battling the evils amongst us. Goth goes deeper than the secular reality or pseudo reality of Romance and as such gains the reputation of being punkish or subordinate to the ideal conditioning prescribed by mainstream influence.
Goth has a beginning..............like Classic or any other genre or cultural influence has a beginning. And like the others it has periods of revival and dark periods where only pockets of followers dare to position themselves with the reputation of Goth.
If Classical defines looking in the hour glass of time through the eyes of perfect form the Gothic defines looking in the hour glass of time through the eyes of disintegration.
Which is the perfect form ? Neither and maybe both since the pendulum swings to both extremes and perfection is somewhere in the middle.
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