Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne
are
near perfect representations for Romanticism
1- Poe's poetry has that happy, lyrical, and metrical verse
Poe "the Raven" -- this poem is Romantic
2- Emerson is Romantic. Actually he is transcendental,
but this can be seen as an offshoot of Romanticism.
- "Self Reliance," Emerson espouses the ideas of Transcendentalism.
- "Give All to Love,"poem - he also talks of the importance to trusting oneself and giving oneself over to the divine power of love
3 "Hawthorne's" short stories, these abstract qualities take on a symbolic meaning
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4 - "The Birthmark," Alymer was so involved in achieving perfection that he ended up killing his wife in the process