Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde And Mary Shelley

There were six main writers who contributed to American Literature through their thrilling stories/poems. Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville all wrote works consisting of the sub-genre of Dark Romanticism. Edgar Allan Poe was an accomplished poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic. He also invented the genre of Gothic Literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote many pieces that formed the basis of a new national literature, while also writing one of the best novel “The Scarlet Letter.” A poet, Robert Frost, became a four time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is an icon on the American literary landscape. William Lloyd Garrison also became one of the greatest American Literaturist. He is known for

During this time period literature had a dominance of black women writers. Their writings focused on five major traits: dominance of black women writers, intertextuality, revisiting the past, reoccurrence of historiography, and broadening of horizons. Among the major writers only one was a male. The intertextuality circled around repeat writing, the response and revision of earlier themes and motifs. Each period adds to the existing one by utilizing new contexts to literature, themes and style.

“Have no fear of perfection - you 'll never reach it,” said famous Spanish painter, Salvador Dali. Dali seems to be implying that no matter the effort, perfection is unattainable and something that should not be feared by anyone. Famous Puritan authors Jonathan Edwards and Nathaniel Hawthorne in their works give the same impression as Dali, they both believe that the strive for perfection is both unrealistic and unattainable. In regard to the unattainably of perfection Hawthorne and Edwards’ opinions differ greatly, Edwards believes that even though perfection is unrealistic, one can and should still strive for it, while Hawthorne on the other hand believes that because perfection will never be reached, it would be unnecessary for one to strive for it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Jon Krakauer, and Michael Donovan are four similar writers. These four writers typically write about their individuality and depending on themselves. In Michael Donovan’s poem, “Its All-On-Me”, he talks about how everything is on him, and how he has to handle everything. Emerson’s short story, Self-Reliance, talks about the conviction of a man's beliefs at some point in his life and how he must deal with them. Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau is another short story about how government should play a smaller role in the decisions of the people. Lastly, Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, is about a man attempting to survive in the wild on his own.

The author, Edgar Allan Poe, was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to traveling actors David Poe, Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe. He was the second child of three children or otherwise stated as the middle child. His older brother, William Henry Leonard Poe also became a poet and his younger sister, Rosalie Poe taught penmanship at Richmond girls’ school. In 1810, Edgar’s father David Poe Jr. left the family, leaving them in poverty. His mother, Elizabeth Hopkins Poe died of pulmonary tuberculosis when Edgar was at the age of three. Poe was sent away to live under the roof of John Allan, who was a considerably wealthy merchant and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia. His siblings were sent to live with other foster parents.

A common theme in the American Renaissance is breaking free from the intellectual traditions of the past. This is effectively expressed by Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne despite differences in their writing style through the stories of The Raven and The Scarlet Letter respectively.

Steve Jobs advised students that, “Your time is limited, so don 't waste it living someone else 's life. Don 't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people 's thinking. Don 't let the noise of other 's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition...” (“You’ve Got to Find What You Love”). Job explains to the Graduates of the Stanford Class of 2005, that in order to be successful one must assert their unique personality, one must stand up for what they believe in, and one must create their own perspective of the world. In life, a choice has to be made, to take a stand for what you think is right, or sit passively and listen as peers debate, Job recommending the former. Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman agree that living life in a passive manner is not acceptable. The standard of asserting oneself is seen through Walt Whitman’s poem, “To a Pupil,” in Paul Schutze’s photograph Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as in biographical information about Dickinson and Whitman; however, Dickinson claims in her poem, “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” that on occasions, it is okay to stay out of the spotlight.

With the numerous literary devices at hand, a poet can choose to portray a topic in infinite ways. With this potential diversity two poets may write of the same topic yet may each may represent the subject as completely different symbols or may convey them with separate attitudes. One such example is the set of poems written by Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. The two poems, We Grow Accustomed to the Dark and Acquainted With the Night, each portray darkness as something beyond its literal meaning, yet in each poem the dark signifies a different idea. By using literary devices two opposite representations of darkness are formed. In Dickinson’s poem, darkness represents a difficulty that must be overcome. To her, darkness is not a negative or positive thing, it simply is. This differs from Frost, to whom darkness has negative implications. In his poem, the night is used to portray is singularity and acceptance. While Dickinson uses the idea of adjusting to darkness to signify the overcoming of obstacles, Frost instead associates the dark with the isolation that he has accepted. While Dickinson uses the idea of adjusting to darkness to signify the overcoming of obstacles, Frost instead associates the dark with the isolation that he has accepted.

Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are the great Gothic writers of the 19th century. Gothic in the 19th century was considered gritty, grim and barbarous, depending on the author you come across. It is what brought the unconscious mind, also known as altered states, to the surface. The unconscious mind being, the fear you don’t seek. Most of the time, in your dreams—or what you think to be your dreams. The unconscious mind shows you that with great hope, also comes great fear. It makes you think about the darkness you fear and creates it into your Gothic, which is why it scares you. Poe and Hawthorne both made Gothic their own versions of their fears and they did it well.

Casandra Crawford Mrs. Dean English 11 March 14, 2015 Poe and King What is thought of when the word ‘Horror’ is said. One would usually think of a scary clown, an ax murderer, and demons. Many minds would wander over to the brilliant horror author, Stephen King, and his many wondrous villains. Many intellectuals would have briefly wandered over to Edgar Allen Poe, and his gift to entice the readers into his stories. Poe and King are both monarchs of the Horror genre and it would be very easy to contrast the two icons. Many wouldn’t think that with King’s homicidal monsters, and with Poe’s causing his characters ' self-conflict, that the two iconic authors are in any ways similar to one another. Poe lived a melancholy life: His mother died of tuberculosis, his foster father openly thought he was not worth a penny, he got himself kicked out of the Military College, his wife Virginia also died of the same disease that claimed his parents ' lives and then later dying himself behind a bar with no clear reason on how he died. ( Childhood, Poe ) It is no wonder that Poe wrote his stories to vent out his pain and frustrations. He often wrote stories that included subtle clues to his life. In one example, Berenice, he wrote about a man who was engaged to his cousin and had an unhealthy obsession with her teeth as she succumbs to a deadly disease. ( Writer, Poe ) Minus the unhealthy obsession with teeth, the man who married his cousin who was dying of a deadly disease could be argued

To understand why Byron wrote in this way you must first understand his upbringing and the things he learned growing up. Byron, born on January 22, 1788, in Aberdeen England, was born to the very aristocratic and wealthy Catherine Gordon and highly-ranked naval officer, John

Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, becoming a distinguished, though often neglected, literary figure during the Romanticism Era. Mary was the only child of Mary Wollstonecraft, a famous feminist, but after her birth, Wollstonecraft passed away (Harris). Similar to Mary’s book Frankenstein, both her and Victor’s mothers die when they are at a very young age. Mary’s father was William Godwin, an English philosopher who also wrote novels that would inspire Mary in the late years of her life (Holmes). Many years later, Mary would get married to Percy Shelley although he had been previously engaged (“Shelley” Exploring). Although Mary’s mother never lived long enough for her to see her parents together, they were profound philosophers in

There are not too many things that I know about American Literature as a whole; however, I might even surprise myself with what I do know. What American Literature encompasses, in my opinion, is any piece of literature that has sentimental, spiritual, or historical value to modern readers. I have been unable to study many examples of American Literature so far as I have never had a class that was completely dedicated to the subject. Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Theodore Roethke are the main American authors I was able to study in my high school English classes.

arly American Literature was heavily influenced by English authors, but eventually found its own place. Some authors of this period are Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe. These authors are the most important people in the Romantic period.

Human nature is something that never seems to change. While humans all seem to be different from one another through physical and emotional attributes, their psychological behaviors are all mostly very similar. In the late 18th century and early 19th century, many authors successfully could explain the characteristics of human nature and the effects that it has on everyone and everything surrounding human beings. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe all convey the behavior of human nature in separate ways. These three authors show the curiosity, drive for perfection, and fear of human nature throughout their texts in detail. With these characteristics being prominent in human nature itself, it