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The Dark Romantics
Nathaniel Hawthorne
and
Herman Melville
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Dark Romantic
“Dark Romantic” - believed that evil was the dominant force in the world and their literature expressed this gloomy vision
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Background
Born in Salem Descendant of Judge
Hathorne of the Salem Witch Trials
Changed the spelling and pronunciation of last name because of this shame
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Education
Attended and graduated from Bowdoin College
After graduation he wrote first novel, Fanshawe (published anonymously in 1828)
Ashamed he found and burned most copies of it
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Weird, but true!
Remained secluded in mother’s house for 12 years to work on his writing skills
In 1837, published Twice-Told Tales and ended his seclusion
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Back on Track 1842-married and moved to Concord, Mass.
(cultural Mecca of Transcendentalism) Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) Hawthorne moved family back to Salem…a big
influence on him, he published: (1850) Scarlett Letter - masterpiece about
Puritanism and sin (1851) House of Seven Gables (1852) The Blithedale Romance
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Friends in High Places
College friend, Franklin Pierce became president and appointed Hawthorne American consul at Liverpool
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Towards the End
Spent much time in England and Italy
His time there inspired Marble Fawn (1860)
Died in 1864, leaving 4 unfinished novels
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Herman Melville
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Biographical Information
He was born in New York City Born wealthy, but due to father’s loss of
job, the family became impoverished His mentor was Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Melville dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne)
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Education
Had NO formal education
Worked at age 19…began working on whaling ships
Melville was quoted as saying, “Whale ships were my Havard and Yale.”
He used these experiences to write books/novels
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Works
Books about Cannibals:
Typee Omoo
Books about the seas: Mardi Moby Dick White Jacket Billy Bud Redburn
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What goes around comes around
After his death, no one read his works anymore
In 1920, scholars and graduate students rediscovered Moby Dick, and it soon became recognized as one of the greatest American novels ever written
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Hawthorne and Melville
Http://www.melville.org/hawthrne.htm