DEATH AND SADNESS IN POE’S AND HARDY’S WORKS
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This paper examines death and sadness in the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Hardy. Despite different literary traditions, both explore human mortality and suffering. Poe, a Gothic Romantic, depicts death as a mysterious force reflecting the fragility of the human mind, while Hardy, a Realist and Naturalist, presents it as an inevitable aspect of life shaped by fate and society. Analysis of selected poems and stories highlights their emotional depth, tragic vision, and philosophical significance. Death and sorrow emerge as central motifs expressing each author’s worldview, marked by despair, fatalism, and the search for meaning.
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