
First published in 1989, this literary criticism book explores the role of the supernatural in the literary genre of Romanticism. Analyzing works by Poe, Hawthorne, and other writers, the author argues that the supernatural serves as a powerful metaphor for the human experience...

First published in 1989, this literary criticism book explores the role of the supernatural in the literary genre of Romanticism. Analyzing works by Poe, Hawthorne, and other writers, the author argues that the supernatural serves as a powerful metaphor for the human experience...