dark romantics
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Dark Romantics. Poe & Hawthorne. Dark Romantics. Presents characters who are prone to sin and self destruction Exposes natural world as being dark, decaying, and mysterious Frequently, characters’ attempts to make something better is often a failure. Dark Romanticism. Edgar allan poe. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Poe & HawthorneDARK ROMANTICS
• Dark Romanticism
• Presents characters who are prone to sin and self destruction
• Exposes natural world as being dark, decaying, and
mysterious• Frequently, characters’
attempts to make something better is
often a failure
DARK ROMANTICS
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Biography Born: Janurary 1809Died: October 1849
• Went into foster care when his mom
died young.• His Dad left.
• He was born Edgar Poe
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Biography • The Allan Foster Family took him
in.• The father didn’t
fully accept him as part of the fam.• Poe was sent to
many boarding schools as a young boy.
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Biography • Poe’s birth mother died
from tuberculosis• Poe’s foster
mom died from
tuberculosis • Poe’s wife died
from tuberculosis
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Biography • He never inherited any of the Allan
Family’s money
• Poe died as a homeless, alcoholic
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He’s known for: • Gothic Style
• The Raven• Annabel Lee• The Tell Tale
Heart
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NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Biography Born: July 1804Died: May 1864
• Born in Salem• His ancestor is Judge John Hathorne
• Nathaniel added the “W”
• Later died in his sleep while on a trip
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
What he’s known for:
• Symbolism• Puritan New England
• The Scarlett Letter• The Minister’s Black
Veil• Old Goodman Brown• The Birthmark• Dr. Heidegger's
Experiment
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE