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