The Dark Romantics in American Literature
What are characteristic of the works written by Dark Romantic authors?
1. creepy symbols 2. psychological effects of guilt and sin 3. horrific themes
What time period were Dark Romantics written?
1840-1860
Who are three major authors during the Dark Romantics?
Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, and Nathaniel Hawthorne
What's an overarching theme of Dark Romantics?
Evil lurking in all of us.
What happens to the main character in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart?
He succumbs to overwhelming paranoia after hiding a body under the floor.
What are the two subtype writings of the American Renaissance?
The Dark Romantics & Transcendentalists
How do the works of Dark Romantic writers differ from others during the American Renaissance?
There is no sense of universal justice in Dark Romantic works.
Which of the choices below would most likely be used as a symbol in a Dark Romantic piece of writing?
a corpse
Why are characters in Dark Romantic literature often mad or deranged?
as the result of guilt and sin
