1. The Dark Romantics Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville

2. Dark Romantic l “Dark Romantic” - believed that evil was the dominant force in the world and their literature expressed this gloomy vision

3. Nathaniel Hawthorne

4. Background l Born in Salem l Descendant of Judge Hathorne of the Salem Witch Trials l Changed the spelling and pronunciation of last name because of this shame

5. Education l Attended and graduated from Bowdoin College l After graduation he wrote first novel, Fanshawe (published anonymously in 1828) l Ashamed he found and burned most copies of it

6. Weird, but true! l Remained secluded in mother’s house for 12 years to work on his writing skills l In 1837, published Twice-Told Tales and ended his seclusion

7. Back on Track l 1842-married and moved to Concord, Mass. (cultural Mecca of Transcendentalism) l Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) l Hawthorne moved family back to Salem…a big influence on him, he published: l (1850) Scarlett Letter - masterpiece about Puritanism and sin l (1851) House of Seven Gables l (1852) The Blithedale Romance

8. Friends in High Places l College friend, Franklin Pierce became president and appointed Hawthorne American consul at Liverpool

9. Towards the End l Spent much time in England and Italy l His time there inspired Marble Fawn (1860) l Died in 1864, leaving 4 unfinished novels

10. Herman Melville

11. Biographical Information l He was born in New York City l Born wealthy, but due to father’s loss of job, the family became impoverished l His mentor was Nathaniel Hawthorne (Melville dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne)

12. Education l Had NO formal education l Worked at age 19…began working on whaling ships l Melville was quoted as saying, “Whale ships were my Havard and Yale.” l He used these experiences to write books/novels

13. Works l Books about Cannibals: l Typee l Omoo l Books about the seas: l Mardi l Moby Dick l White Jacket l Billy Bud l Redburn

14. What goes around comes around l After his death, no one read his works anymore l In 1920, scholars and graduate students rediscovered Moby Dick, and it soon became recognized as one of the greatest American novels ever written

15. Hawthorne and Melville l Http://www.melville.org/hawthrne.htm Http://www.melville.org/hawthrne.htm