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The Dark Romantics. The “Anti-Transcendentalists” However, still had much in common with the Transcendentalists Value of intuition over logic and reason Nature is not necessarily good Emphasis on Original Sin Combination of mystical and the melancholy of Puritan thought Good vs. evil
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The Dark Romantics • The “Anti-Transcendentalists” • However, still had much in common with the Transcendentalists • Value of intuition over logic and reason • Nature is not necessarily good • Emphasis on Original Sin • Combination of mystical and the melancholy of Puritan thought • Good vs. evil • Psychological effects of guilt and sin • Madness and the human psyche
Nathaniel Hawthorne • “Prisoner of the Dismal Chamber” • Wrote about dark insights into the human heart • First major piece: The Scarlet Letter • Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment: Hawthorne’s obsession with the source of youth
Allegory • A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities • Examples • Grim Reaper • Animal Farm
