Dark+(Gothic)+Romaticism

= Characteristics: =
 * = Sublime and overt use of the supernatural. =
 * = Characters are at the mercy of forces outside their control. =
 * = Motif of the double: the individual with both evil and good characteristics. =
 * = Landscapes of dark forests, concealed ruins, or depressed characters. =
 * = Sin, pain, and evil exist. =
 * = Individuals are prone to sin and self-destruction, and are not inherently divine or wise. =
 * = The natural world is dark, decaying, and mysterious; when truths are revealed to mankind, these revelations are evil and hellish. =

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= WRITERS: =

= @Nathaniel Hawthorne =

= @Herman Melville =

= @Edgar Allan Poe =

Page updated 8/01/15.