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Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809, was an American writer, poet, and literary critic, best known for his macabre and gothic tales. His life was marked by tragedy, as he lost both of his parents at a young age and was raised by foster parents with whom he had a strained relationship. Poe’s life was turbulent, marred by poverty, struggles with alcoholism, and the early death of his wife, Virginia. These personal hardships deeply influenced the dark and melancholic themes found in much of his work.

Despite his difficult life, Poe is regarded as a major figure in American literature. He is credited with pioneering the detective story and psychological horror, and his literary criticism influenced future writers. His focus on the darker aspects of the human psyche set him apart from his contemporaries, leaving a lasting legacy in horror and gothic fiction.

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Poe's relation with the Romantic movement

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Poe's relation with the Romantic movement

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Poe is often associated with the broader literary movement of Romanticism, however, he differed from most romantic authors.

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Poe’s relationship to Transcendentalism, which emerged as a dominant intellectual and philosophical movement in the mid-19th century, was largely antagonistic.

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Research how Edgar Allan Poe’s approach to Romanticism differd from other writers like Emerson and Thoreau?

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Research Poe’s opinion of Transcendentalism, and why he criticized its key ideas?

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In your notebook, answer the following in well-structured and insightful paragraph:

How do the differences between Edgar Allan Poe’s focus on dark, gothic themes and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s emphasis on optimism, self-reliance, and transcendentalism reflect contrasting views of human nature and society in 19th-century America? What do these differing elements of their styles reveal about the intellectual and cultural developments of their era?

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1. What year was he born, and what year did he die?

2. How old was he when he died, and what did he die from?

3. Who was his wife, and what was unusual about her and their relationship?

4. How did his wife die?

5. When was “Annabel Lee” published?

6. Tell me one more fact about EA Poe.

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1) He was born 1809 and died 1849

2) he died when he was 40 years old, he died from brain congestion

3) His wife's name was Virginia and they had a huge age gap

4) She died from Tuberculosis

5) October 9 1949

6) He was an orphan

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Edgar Allan Poe's approach to Romanticism differed from writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau in his focus on dark, gothic themes and the psychological exploration of human suffering, madness, and death. While Emerson and Thoreau, as Transcendentalists, emphasized nature, individualism, and spiritual enlightenment with an optimistic view of humanity, Poe delved into the macabre and the subconscious, portraying the individual as isolated and often consumed by inner torment. Where Emerson and Thoreau saw nature as a source of inspiration and moral truth, Poe viewed it as a backdrop for despair and existential dread.

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Poe’s Romanticism is Gothic, focusing on nature’s hostility, dark emotions, and tragic love, portraying human vulnerability. In contrast, Emerson and Thoreau’s Romanticism is optimistic and transcendental, viewing nature as a source of spiritual insight and celebrating independence and self-discovery.

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Edgar Allan Poe's take on Romanticism was very different from Emerson and Thoreau. Poe focused on dark themes like death and madness, while Emerson and Thoreau celebrated nature and personal growth. He valued how art can create strong emotions, while they looked for deeper meaning in nature and life. Poe paid close attention to the structure of his work, unlike the more free and flowing style of Emerson and Thoreau. Overall, Poe’s writing often felt more gloomy, exploring the darker sides of human experience compared to the optimism found in Emerson and Thoreau's ideas.

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What differentiates Poe from other romantic writers in his era was his focus on death; he believed that there was a darkside to human nature as it is found in every human being. By the use of eerie settings and psychological horror he manages to embed key figures in gothic literature to emphasize on the themes of Dark Romanticism. He stands out because of his unsual writings that focus on the exploration of evil; the dark side, the grotesque, the vice of reality and human nature.

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Edgar Allan Poe’s approach to romanticism differed from writers like Emerson in his focus on dark romanticism, exploring themes of death, madness, and the supernatural rather than idealizing nature and spiritual insight. Unlike their optimistic view of nature as divine, Poe often depicted it as ominous and indifferent. In general, he literates his writings in a dark and eerie way, mainly focusing his works on the theme of gothism. He also emphasized the complexity of individual experience, skeptical of universal truths. Additionally, Poe's approach to writing contrasted with the transcendentalists’ belief in intuition and individualism, making his style darker. Furthermore, his works have this sense of dependency and reliance which contradicts the concept of transcendentalism.

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The main difference between Edgar Allan Poe and other Romanticism writers lies in his focus on the dark and macabre aspects of human experience, while traditional Romanticism often celebrated nature, beauty, and idealized emotion. Unlike his contemporaries who emphasized hope, the sublime, and the spiritual, Poe delved into themes of death, madness, and psychological horror, creating works with a Gothic atmosphere that explored the darker side of the human psyche. His writing style also differed through its meticulous attention to rhythm and sound, aiming to evoke a haunting emotional effect rather than the uplifting inspiration common in Romantic literature.

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Edgar Allan Poe criticized Transcendentalism for its vague, pretentious language and excessive optimism. He found their idealism naïve, rejecting their belief in human goodness and spiritual intuition. Instead, Poe focused on darker themes, exploring human suffering and madness, which clashed with Transcendentalist views of nature and humanity.

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Poe's approach sharply contrasted with the transcendentalists in both style and philosophy. While transcendentalists in that era celebrated intuition, self-reliance, and individualism, Poe’s writing explored darker themes like death, madness, and the supernatural. Furthermore, his works had this sense of dependency and reliance which contradicts the concept of transcendentalism.

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Edgar Allan Poe held a largely antagonistic view toward Transcendentalism, criticizing its overly optimistic view of human nature and its abstract, idealistic approach to truth. Poe felt that Transcendentalism, popularized by writers like Emerson, lacked intellectual rigor and encouraged vague, lofty ideas that didn't align with reality. He mocked Transcendentalists for their emphasis on intuition and spiritual insight, which he believed disregarded logic and sound reasoning. Instead, Poe valued clear, structured thought and often explored the darker aspects of human psychology and experience, rejecting the idealism that Transcendentalists embraced. His critical stance highlighted his preference for depth and rationality over what he saw as empty mysticism.

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Edgar Allan Poe did not like Transcendentalism because he thought it was too idealistic and ignored real human experiences. Transcendentalists, like Emerson and Thoreau, believed in following intuition and the goodness of nature. Poe felt that this view was unrealistic, as he saw human nature as flawed and emotional. In his writing, he focused on structure and clarity, rather than lofty ideas. He also believed that nature could be scary and dark, not just beautiful. This focus on the darker sides of life made his work different from the hopeful views of Transcendentalism.

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Poe recognizes transcendentalism themes and their contribution to dark romantisism but he was NOT a transcendilist and often critisized most transcendilists; not all transcendilists but those who are pretentious to indivisualism or those who held no other values than winning and succeeding.