In the romantic era, E.T.A Hoffman’s work influenced both Hawthorne and Poe. Craft and analytical essay that compares the gothic elements in Hoffman’s “ the sandman “ to those in either hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” . Analyze The characters and themes, and explore what’s similar about Hoffman to Hawthorne and what the latter author does differently . Be sure to indicate which elements of Hawthorne’s stories if you were influenced Hoffman. You’ll osèe be required to provide a brief overview of romanticism using at least one external scholar source ( no Wikipedia or .com sites).
