DARK ROMANTICISM Valued intuition over logic & reason Did not disagree with Emerson’s beliefs BUT felt they were incomplete View of existence developed from both the mystic AND the melancholy Explored the conflict between good and evil, the psychological effects of guilt and sin. Expressed destructive underside of appearances

Edgar Allan Poe- FUN FACTS Poe is considered the inventor of the modern detective story- the Edgar Award is given to mystery writers each year. He married his cousin Virginia Clemm when he was 26 and she was 13. The Baltimore Ravens football team was named for his poem “The Raven.” Although “The Raven” was a huge hit, Poe only earned $14 for it. His death remains a mystery. He was found in a Baltimore gutter, dressed in someone else’s clothes, in a delirious state.