Obscuridade e culto ao mortuário: uma analogia entre o Romantismo e o movimento Grunge

Abstract

The consciousness about death is one of the exclusive traits of human condition. One of the biggest differences between man and the rest of nature is that the animal is unaware about its own mortality; or rather, it does not give meaning to death. Thus, man is the unique being who can represent and give meaning to death through different forms of language, in order to conceptualize it aesthetically. Therefore, this study will cover the literary analysis, dealing with the lyrics of some bands of the late twentieth century Grunge movement, in analogy with several works that make up the romantic literary aesthetic of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the songs of Alice in Chains and Nirvana, along with some works of the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire. Throughout this study, we shall focus on the similarities between these works, explaining the idea that both the lyrics of the songs that fit into the Grunge movement - as well as the environments of some video clips - and the romantic texts of the nineteenth century have trends deeply rooted on funereal and sentimental themes. In short, this study aims to present the romantic attitude toward the world, illustrating its transgressive attitudes and ideals through artistic expressions of worship to death.