1. American Gothic: The “Brooding” Romantics p. 312

3. What is Gothic Literature? “A literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, the supernatural, popular especially in the late 18 th century” (dictionary.com). They are also “romantic … in their emphasis on emotion, nature, the individual, and the unusual” (McDougal, 312).

4. Who was an American Gothic Author? Some American Gothic Authors were: – Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven” – Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter – Herman Melville Moby Dick