Talk:Romantic hero

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This article could benefit from further characterization of the romantic hero, more detailed discussion of the historical context in which this literary type developed, examples throughout various literary periods, and perhaps more comment on how this concept has changed over time.

Teiluj 19:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I dispute the reference to Harry Potter as a romantic hero. I believe the title character is an epic hero, while the character Severus Snape represents the romantic hero in the series.

I take offense to anything related to Harry Potter being even mentioned on this page. To place characters in the Harry Potter series in the same league as Childe Harold and Manfred? You've got to be kidding me. [unsigned]

Harry Potter definitely does not fit the description of Romantic Hero in this article, and I do not think the book series has anything to do with Romanticism. I would suggest considering the inclusion of Howard Roark of The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand). "A character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has the self as the center of his or her own existence" could not apply more to him. If someone has counter-arguments, please enlighten me. --Ankurtg (talk) 16:59, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I have removed Odysseus from the list of examples of Romantic heroes. Romanticism is a 19th century school of art, and it is therefore anachronistic to include under it's domain a character from antiquity. I recognize that there are certain theories to the contrary regarding this issue(e.g. Hegel's), but the article, as written, clearly delineates a certain type of character that is unique to the 19th century tradition. I have substituted Gwynplaine, an uncontroversial character in this regard.Andrewsandberg (talk) 03:45, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Added Phillip Marlowe to the list of romantic heroes
I added Phillip Marlowe to the list. I've been editing pages about various Chandler novels and I added a link to the Romantic Heroes page from The High Window. After looking at the criteria it occurs to me that Marlowe is almost a perfect fit IMO and that differentiates him from most other hardboiled detectives. Also, I didn't see any references to an American hero from the 20th century. I could provide a more detailed description of how I believe Marlowe matches the description of a romantic hero if needed. Mdebellis (talk) 23:00, 31 August 2012 (UTC)